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15. The cost of one yard of fabric is $7.99. What is the cost of 0.51 yd of fabric correct to 2 decimal places?

User Eric Guo
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Answer:

Explanation:

1 yard = $7.99

0.51 yard = x

cross multiply

1 (x) = ($7.99 × 0.51)

1 (x)/1 = 4.0749/1

x = 4.07

User Sunil Manheri
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Around 4.07 because 799x51 is 40749. 40749 divided by 10000 is 4.0749 rounded to the nearest two decimal is 4.07.
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