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How many skirts can be made from 10(1)/(2) m of cloth if each skirt requires 1(1)/(2) m?

May 22, 2026Mathematics

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Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
Amount of cloth for one skirt:
$1\frac{1}{2} = \frac{(1 \times 2) + 1}{2} = \frac{3}{2} \text{ m}$
Total amount of cloth:
$10\frac{1}{2} = \frac{(10 \times 2) + 1}{2} = \frac{21}{2} \text{ m}$
Divide the total amount of cloth by the amount of cloth needed for one skirt to find the number of skirts.
$\text{Number of skirts} = \frac{\text{Total amount of cloth}}{\text{Amount of cloth for one skirt}}$ $\text{Number of skirts} = \frac{\frac{21}{2}}{\frac{3}{2}}$
Perform the division by multiplying by the reciprocal of the divisor.
$\text{Number of skirts} = \frac{21}{2} \times \frac{2}{3}$ $\text{Number of skirts} = \frac{21 \times 2}{2 \times 3}$ $\text{Number of skirts} = \frac{42}{6}$ $\text{Number of skirts} = 7$
7 skirts can be made from $10\frac{1}{2}$ m of cloth.