Problema Solution
Each scarf requires 2/3 of a yard of fabric.She needs 2 yards of fabric for every 3 scarves she is making.How many yards of fabric will she need to make 2,100 scarves?
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Let 'x' represent the number of yards needed to make 2,100 scarves.
Since the number of scarves is directly proportional to the yards of fabric we can write:
2,100 : x = 3 : 2
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x = 1,400 yd
1,400 yards of fabric is needed to make 2,100 scarves.