document.write( "Question 827227: Trisha needs 41/2 yards of fabric to do a project. If she already has 2/3 of a yard of fabric, what is the minimum amount of fabric she must buy to be able to complete her project?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #498561 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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A guess that you did not mean \"41/2\", but \"4%2B1%2F2\", or \"4%261%2F2\", is what she needs according to her project. She already has \"2%2F3\" of the fabric.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Letting b = how much to buy,
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%2B%282%2F3%29=4%261%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=4%261%2F2-2%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=9%2F2-2%2F3\", LCD is 6
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=%289%2F2%29%283%2F3%29-%282%2F3%29%282%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=18%2F6-4%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=14%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "Reduce the number,
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=7%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Change to mixed number
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