Sara needs 2 1/4 yards of fabric to make a pillow and 5 1/2 yards of the same fabric to cover some chairs. The fabric costs $11.32 per yard, including tax. How much will the fabric cost sara?
first you do 2 1/4+ 5 1/2 which equals 7 3/4. now that you got the total fabric yards you do the total fabric multiplied by the cost per yard 7 3/4 * 11.32 which gives you 87.73.