SOLUTION: How many yards of material from 24 yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each 3 1/2 yards lond, and 5 pieces, each 2 1/4 yards long, are removed? please help me solve this

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Question 759742: How many yards of material from 24 yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each 3 1/2 yards lond, and 5 pieces, each 2 1/4 yards long, are removed?
please help me solve this.

Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total length of material = 24yds
3 pieces of 3 1/2 yards = 10 1/2 yards
5 pieces of 2 1/4 yards = 11 1/4 yards
Total = 21 3/4 yards

24 yards - 21 3/4 yards = 2 1/4 yards.
Hope this helps.
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