document.write( "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!!! \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #463512 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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If she uses 2/3 of it, she has $\"+1+-+2%2F3+=+1%2F3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "3 1/2 yds = $\"+%282%2F2%29%2A3+%2B+1%2F2+=+6%2F2+%2B+1%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6%2F2+%2B+1%2F2+=+7%2F2+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "She has 1/3 if this number of yds left, so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+1%2F3+%29%2A%28+7%2F2+%29+=+7%2F6+\"$ yds
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2F6+=+6%2F6+%2B+1%2F6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6%2F6+%2B+1%2F6+\"$ = 1 1/6
\n" ); document.write( "She has 1 and 1/6 yds left
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2F6+%2B+%282%2F3%29%2A%28+7%2F2+%29+=+7%2F6+%2B+14%2F6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2F6+%2B+14%2F6+=+21%2F6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+21%2F6+\"$ = 3 3/6
\n" ); document.write( "3 3/6 = 3 1/2
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