Laurel has been learning how to sew and her next project is to make two cushions for her bedroom.
Laurel buys 2 metres of stripped fabric at £8.50 per metre.
She also buys 5 metres of plain cotton fabric.
The total cost is £38.00.
Work out the cost of one metre of the plain cotton fabric.
Answer:
The total cost of the stripped fabric is £8.50 x 2 as she buys two metres
Total cost of stripped fabric = £17
The total cost of 5 metres of plain cotton is therefore 38 – 17 which is 21
Therefore, the cost of one metre is 21/5 which is £4.20.