Question

If $16$ shirts of equal size can be made out of $24\mathrm{m}$ of cloth, how much cloth is needed for making one shirt?

Answer 1

Solve the given word problem using unitary method

As the cloth required for making each shirt is equal,

$\mathrm{Cloth}\mathrm{required}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{making}\mathrm{one}\mathrm{shirt}=\frac{\mathrm{Total}\mathrm{cloth}\mathrm{available}}{\mathrm{Number}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{shirts}}$

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{24}{16} \\ =\frac{3}{2} \end{gathered}$$

$\Rightarrow$ Cloth required for making one shirt $=1.5\mathrm{m}$

Hence $1.5\mathrm{m}$ of cloth is required to make one shirt.