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  • 03-11-2018
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Martha bought 20 5⁄6 yards of fabric to make curtains. She only used 16 7⁄9 yards of the fabric. How much fabric remained?

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superstarsara5ouh83x superstarsara5ouh83x
  • 03-11-2018

4[tex]\frac{1}{18}[/tex]

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  • 03-11-2018

All you really need to do is subtract the two numbers.

First, find a common denominator of the two fractions.

5/6 * 9/9 = 45/56

7/9 * 6/6 = 42/56

20 45/56 - 16 42/56 = 4 1/18

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