Asporting goods manufacturer requires 3/8 yd of fabric to make a pair of shorts. how many shorts can be made from 15 yd of fabric?

The first step here is to make the two fractions the same. sure  could work but what we would do about the ? Let's make them both the same by multiplying the 15 by the other's denominator, 8

15 x 8 = 120

Let's compare the two fractions



Now what we do is divide the 120 by the 3.

120 / 3 = 40

40 must be the answer! I hope I helped!

He will need 2,898 pieces of paper