Question

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1.A costume designer made 10 costumes that each used 5.8 yards of fabric. If she had 238.2 yards of fabric to start with, about how much fabric does the costume designer have left? Write an equation and estimate the amount of fabric left


2. A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for 12.50 and 6 shrubs. If the total bill was 71.00 how much did each shrub cost if they all cost the same? write and solve an equation. Show your work.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1) let x = yds of fabric left

x = 238.2 - 10(5.8)
x = 238.2 - 58
x = 180.2 yds of fabric left


2) let x= each shrub

6x+12.50 = 71
6x = 71 - 12.50
6x = 58.5
x = 9.75