Question

Kate has 4 3/8 yards of fabric and needs 2 7/8 yards to make a skirt how much extra fabric will she have left after making the skirt?

Answer 1

Answer: The required quantity of the extra fabric that will be left after making the skirt is 1.5 yards.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that Kate has
`4(3)/(8)` yards of fabric and needs
`2(7)/(8)` yards to make a skirt.

We are to find the quantity of the extra fabric that will be left after making the skirt.

According to the given information, we have

`\textup{Quantity of fabric that Kate has, }Q_k=4(3)/(8)=(35)/(8)~\textup{yards}`

and

`\textup{Quantity of fabric that needs to make a skirt, }Q_s=2(7)/(8)=(23)/(8)~\textup{yards}.`

Therefore, the quantity of the extra fabric that will be left after making the skirt is given by

`Q\\\\=Q_k-Q_s\\\\=(35)/(8)-(23)/(8)\\\\\\=(35-23)/(8)\\\\\\=(12)/(8)\\\\\\=(3)/(2)\\\\=1.5.`

Thus, the required quantity of the extra fabric that will be left after making the skirt is 1.5 yards.

Answer 2

(4 3/8) -(2 7/8) = (4 -2) +(3/8 -7/8)
= 2 -4/8
= 1 4/8
= 1 1/2 . . . . yards of fabric left