Lucy is a dress maker. She sews 4 7 7 4 ​ start fraction, 4, divided by, 7, end fraction of a dress in 3 4 4 3 ​ start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction hour. Lucy sews at a constant rate. At this rate, how many dresses does Lucy sew in one hour? Include fractions of dresses if applicable.

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{16}{21}[/tex] of a dress

Step-by-step explanation:

For illustration

If in 3 hours, I sew 6 clothes

In 1 hour, I would sew (6/3) clothes.

Using the same analogy:

In [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] hours, Lucy sews [tex]\frac{4}{7}[/tex] of a dress.

In 1 hour, Lucy will sew [tex](\frac{4}{7} \div \frac{3}{4})[/tex] dresses

To simplify [tex]\frac{4}{7} \div \frac{3}{4}[/tex] , We change the division sign to multiplication by taking the inverse of  the fraction after the division sign.i.e. [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{4}{7} \div \frac{3}{4}=\frac{4}{7} X \frac{4}{3}=\frac{16}{21}[/tex]

In 1 hour, Lucy sews [tex]\frac{16}{21}[/tex] of a dress.