SOLUTION: rosie bought 3 2/5 yards of material for $4.25 per yard. How much did she spend? How do we work this?

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Question 586014: rosie bought 3 2/5 yards of material for $4.25 per yard. How much did she spend? How do we work this?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 2/5*4.25=
change to improper fraction or a decimal
17/5*4.25=72.25/5=$14.45
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3.4*4.25=$14.45

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