Reggie needed exactly 71 m of cloth to make 16 small identical banners and 8 big identical banners. He had some cloth which was just enough to make all the small banners and 5 big banners. He used 127
12 cm for each small banner.
- How much cloth would he need to make 1 big banner?
- How much cloth was he short of to make the remaining big banners?
(a)
Length of 16 small banners + Length of 8 big banners = 71 m
1 m = 100 cm
Length of cloth for each small banner
= 127
12 cm
= 127.5 cm
= 1.275 m
Length of cloth for 16 small banners
= 16 x 1.275
= 20.4 m
Length of cloth for 8 big banners
= 71 - 20.4
= 50.6 m
Length of cloth to make 1 big banner
= 50.6 ÷ 8
= 6.325 m
(b)
Number of remaining big banners that Reggie needed
= 8 - 5
= 3
Length of cloth that he was short of
= Length of 3 big banners
= 3 x 6.325
= 18.975 m
Answer(s): (a) 6.325 m; (b) 18.975 m