A seamstress uses 8 yards of fabric to make 5 dresses. How many yards are needed to make 15 dresses?
To determine how many yards are needed to make 15 dresses, we can use a proportion.
Given: 8 yards of fabric are needed to make 5 dresses.
Let's set up a proportion where is the total amount of fabric needed to make 5 dresses:
Then solve for :
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