Tara has 1 3/5

yards of fabric. She needs

2 1/2

times this amount to make a shopping bag. How much fabric does Tara need to make the bag?

amount of fabric to make the bag = 4 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

Tara has 1 3/5 yards of fabric. She needs extra 2 1/2 times the amount she have to make a shopping bag. The amount of fabric she needs to make the bag can be calculated as follows.

1 3/5 yards = 8/5 yards of fabrics

What she actually needs to make a shopping bag is two and half the amount she has. Mathematically, it can be express

2 1/2 * 8/5

Let us change 2 1/2 to improper fraction

amount of fabric to make the bag = 5/2 * 8/5

amount of fabric to make the bag = 40/10

amount of fabric to make the bag = 4 yards