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Jenna needs 1/2 yard of material to make one placemat. If shie has 5 feet of material, how many placemats can she make?

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Answer:3 placemats

Explanation:

Given

Jeena needs 0.5 yards of material to make one placemat

If she has 5 feet of material

We know 1 yard =3 foot

so actually, she needs
0.5* 3=1.5\ feet to make one placemat

No of placemats=
(5)/(1.5)=(10)/(3)\approx 3.33

or 3 Placemats

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