SOLUTION: Erica has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She use 2/3 of it. What will she have left? Please show me the work and why you used the method. Thank You!!!

Question 761854: Erica has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She use 2/3 of it. What will she have left? Please show me the work and why you used the method. Thank You!!!
Found 3 solutions by tanjo3, stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by tanjo3(60)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Erica has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She use 2/3 of it. What will she have left? Please show me the work and why you used the method.
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She must have 1/3 of it left.
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(1/3)(3 1/2) = (1/3)[(2*3+1)/2] = (1/3)(7/2) = 7/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If she uses 2/3 of it, she has
of it left
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3 1/2 yds =

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She has 1/3 if this number of yds left, so
yds
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= 1 1/6
She has 1 and 1/6 yds left
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check:

= 3 3/6
3 3/6 = 3 1/2
OK
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