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

Algebra ->  Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems -> 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      Log On


   

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) About Me  (Show Source):
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+1+-+4%2F5+=+1%2F5+ of the +5%2F6+ yards of lace is for jewel box
+%285%2F6%29%2A%281%2F5%29+=+1%2F6+
She used 1/6 of a yard for the jewel box
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check:
+4%2F5+ of the +5%2F6+ yards of lace is for dress
+%284%2F5%29%2A%285%2F6%29+=+4%2F6+ yards for dress
and
+1%2F6+%2B+4%2F6+=+5%2F6+ yards of lace, which is correct
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Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5 x 5/6= 1/6 yard of lace used for the the jewel box. ☺☺☺☺