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Nico had 3 1/2 yards of fabric. He used 2/3 yard to make a pillow cover and 1/3 yard to make a scarf. How much fabric does Nico have left?
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Nico had 3 1/2 yards of fabric. He used 2/3 yard to make a pillow cover and 1/3 yard to make a scarf. How much fabric does Nico have left?

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Change 3 1/2 to an improper fraction: 7/2
Make a common denominator: 21/6, 4/6, 2/6
So he has 21/6 yards of fabric and uses 6/6 total.
Subtract 6/6 from 21/6: 15/6
Change 15/6 to a mixed fraction: 2 1/2
He has 2 1/2 yards of fabric left.
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2 1/2 yards of fabric are left
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