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  • 02-04-2019
  • Mathematics
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you have 3/4 yard of felt for a project and you use 1/8 yard. What fraction of a yard of felt do you have left over?

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carlosego
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  • 02-04-2019

Answer: [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] yard.

Step-by-step explanation:

You have the following information given in the problem:

- You have 3/4 yard of felt.

- You used 1/8 yard,

Therefore, to find the fraction of a yard of felt that you have left over (which you can call x), you only need to subtract 3/4yard and 1/8 yard, as you can see below:

[tex]x=\frac{3}{4}yard-\frac{1}{8}yard\\\\x=\frac{5}{8}yard[/tex]

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