mrs. carter was sewing 3 doll shirts from a pattern. she needed 1/5 of a yard of fabric for each. which…

mrs. carter was sewing 3 doll shirts from a pattern. she needed 1/5 of a yard of fabric for each. which equation shows the total amount of fabric needed for the shirts? a. 3 + 1/5 = 3 1/5 b. 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/5 c. 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/15 d. 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 1/5 = 3 1/5
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Identify the amount per shirt and number of shirts
Each shirt needs $\frac{1}{5}$ yard of fabric and there are 3 shirts.
Step2: Calculate total fabric
To find the total fabric, we add the amount of fabric for each shirt. So we have $\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}$. When adding fractions with the same denominator, we add the numerators and keep the denominator. So $\frac{1 + 1+1}{5}=\frac{3}{5}$.
Answer:
B. $\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}=\frac{3}{5}$