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Michael is measuring fabric for the costumes of a school play he needs 47 feet of fabric. He has 12 1/3 yards of fabric. How many more yards of fabric does he need?

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Hi there!

To solve this problem, we need to subtract 12 1/3 from 47.

47 - 12 1/3
= 34 2/3

Hope this helps!
User Ilu
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12.33333333.. yards = 36.9 or 37 feet
he needs 10 additional feet or ""3.33 yards""
User Dario Griffo
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