Answer:
[tex]10.8\ yd[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The complete question is
Jessica has 84.5 yards of fabric to make curtains. She makes 6 identical curtains and has 19.7 of fabric remaining. How many yards of fabric does Jessica use per curtain?
Let
x-------> amount of yards of fabric that Jessica used per curtain
we know that
The length of 6 identical curtains plus the length of the fabric remaining, must be equal to the total yards of fabric'
so
The linear equation that represent this situation is
Solve for x
[tex]6x=84.5-19.7\\6x=64.8\\x=10.8\ yd[/tex]
