To stitch a shirt, 2 m 15 cm cloth is needed. Out of 40 m cloth, how many shirts can be stitched and how much cloth will remain

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, we need to determine how many shirts can be stitched from 40 meters of cloth, given that each shirt requires 2 meters and 15 centimeters of cloth. We will also find out how much cloth will remain after stitching the shirts.

### Step 1: Convert the total length of cloth from meters to centimeters
We know that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters. Therefore, to convert 40 meters to centimeters:

\[ 40 \text{ meters} = 40 \times 100 = 4000 \text{ centimeters} \]
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