SOLUTION: Mrs Lo bought 6m of cloth to make a shirt and 3 blouses. She used 13/4m for the shirt and 3/4m for each blouse. How much cloth had she left

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Question 1155896: Mrs Lo bought 6m of cloth to make a shirt and 3 blouses. She used 13/4m for the shirt and 3/4m for each blouse. How much cloth had she left
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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She used

    13%2F4 + 3%2A%283%2F4%29 = 13%2F4+%2B+9%2F4 = 21%2F4 m of cloth.


She left 

    6 - 21%2F4 = 24%2F4 - 21%2F4 = 3%2F4 m of cloth.    ANSWER

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