Question

If you have 2 1/2 yards of fabric and want to make 3 pillows how much fabric will you need to use for each pillow

Answer 1

We know that

• You have 2 1/2 yards of fabric.

,

• You want to make 3 pillows.

To find the number of yards of fabric you can use for each pillow, we just have to divide. We know that 2 1/2 is equivalent to 5/2 yards.

$\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{3}=\frac{5}{2\cdot3}=\frac{5}{6}$

Therefore, you can use 5/6 yards of fabric for each pillow.