Tom needs to buy fabric to make aprons for his wood shop. each apron will be 1/2 feet long and 3 feet wide. each piece of fabric that he can buy is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. tom needs to make 9 aprons. how many pieces of fabric does he need to buy?

Tom needs to buy 3 pieces of fabric.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dimensions of 1 apron = × 3

Dimensions of 1 piece of fabric = 2 × 3

Now,

=

= 4

So, from one piece of fabric, Tom can make 4 aprons.

If he buys 2 pieces of fabric, he can only make 8 aprons.

Hence, he needs to buy 3 pieces of fabric to make 9 aprons comfortably.

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