document.write( "Question 981992: Erica bought 3 1/2 yards of fabric. If she uses 2/3 of the fabric to make a curtain, how much will she have left? If I do the math, the answer is 2 5/6.
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\n" ); document.write( "If she uses 2/3, she has 1/3 remaining:
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\n" ); document.write( "Uses 2/3:
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\n" ); document.write( "You used 2/3 yards, not 2/3 of the fabric.
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