Sara is making pillows. Each pillow requires 1.7 yards of fabric. How many yards of fabric will Sara need to make 9 pillows?

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Anonymous
Jan 5, 2017

15.3 yards.

Explanation:

Let the answer be x. The yards of fabric required for one pillow times the number of pillows is equal to x, so 1.7 * 9 = x. simplifying, we get an answer of 15.3 yards.

Alan P.
Jan 5, 2017

15.3" yards"

Explanation:

If Sara needs 1.7 yards per pillow,
then for 9 pillows, she will need

(1.7" yards")/(1cancel(" pillow"))xx(9cancel("pillows"))color(white)(/1)

=1.7xx9 " yards"

=15.3 " yards"

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