Mrs. Gonzales bought 10 m of assorted silk laces for her ID lace business. For this week, she got a bulk order of 100 ID laces which require 10 cm of silk lace each. Is the amount of available silk lace enough to finish all the orders? Explain.
Answer:
Mrs. Gonzales has
[tex]10 \: m = 1000 \: cm[/tex]
and she needs 100 ID which require 10 cm each
[tex]100 \: ID × 10 \: cm/ID = 1000 \: cm[/tex]
Now,
Divide the length of laces she has to length of laces she needs. If the quotient is greater than or equal to 1, then the available laces she has is enough to finish all the orders.
[tex] \frac{1000 \: cm}{1000 \: cm} = 1[/tex]
Since the quotient is equal to 1, therefore the Answer is yes. The amount of available silk lace is enough to finish all the orders
