For making 16 shirts, 44 metres of cloth is needed. How much cloth is required for each shirt ?

Options

A. 2 m 65 cm
B. 1 m 75 cm
C. 2 m 75 cm
D. 3 m 78 cm

Answer

To find out how much cloth is required for each shirt, we can follow these steps:

### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. **Identify the total cloth required and the number of shirts:**
- Total cloth required = 44 metres
- Number of shirts = 16

2. **Calculate the cloth required for one shirt:**
- To find the cloth needed for one shirt, we divide the total cloth by the number of shirts.
\[ \text{Cloth per shirt} = \frac{44 \text{ metres}}{16 \text{ shirts}} \]

3. **Perform the division:**
- Dividing 44 by 16 gives us:
\[ 44 \div 16 = 2.75 \text{ metres} \]

4. **Convert metres to centimetres:**
- Since 1 metre = 100 centimetres, we convert 2.75 metres to centimetres:
\[ 2.75 \text{ metres} = 2.75 \times 100 \text{ cm} = 275 \text{ cm} \]

5. **Express the result in metres and centimetres:**
- We can express 275 cm as:
\[ 275 \text{ cm} = 2 \text{ metres} + 75 \text{ cm} \]

6. **Final answer:**
- Therefore, the cloth required for each shirt is:
\[ 2 \text{ metres} + 75 \text{ cm} = 2 \text{ metres } 75 \text{ cm} \]