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To make a sweater out of fabric, ruth needs 1 1/2 yards of fabric. if ruth bought 8 3/4 yards of fabric, how many sweaters can she make?

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Ruth can make a maximum of 5 yards of fabric.

Given she bought 8 3/4 yards and 1 1/2 is needed, we can set up an equation:

1.5x ≈ 8.75

8.75 / 1.5 gives us 5.8333 repeating. Because it is irrational to make 5.8 sweaters, we should round down to the necessary approximation. Rounded down, 5.8 is 5. Therefore, Ruth can make a maximum of 5 sweaters.
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