SOLUTION: Dawn has 5/6 yard of lace. She uses 4/5 of it for a dress and the rest for a jewel box. How much lace does she use for the jewel box?
5/684/5=20/30=2/3
3/3-2/3=1/3 yard of lace
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Question 1062870: Dawn has 5/6 yard of lace. She uses 4/5 of it for a dress and the rest for a jewel box. How much lace does she use for the jewel box?
5/684/5=20/30=2/3
3/3-2/3=1/3 yard of lace for the jewel box
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, jorel1380:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
of the yards of lace is for jewel box
She used 1/6 of a yard for the jewel box
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of the yards of lace is for dress
yards for dress
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yards of lace, which is correct
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Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/5 x 5/6= 1/6 yard of lace used for the the jewel box. ☺☺☺☺
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