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Rick used 4 2/3 yards of fabric to sew 3 1/2 shirts. what is the unit rate of cloth he used in terms of yards per shirt

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For sewing 3 1/2 shirts, he used = 4 2/3 yards of fabric
Then, for 1 shirt, it would be: 4 2/3 / 3 1/2

Fabric for 1 shirt = 14/3 / 7/2
We can re-write it as: 14/3 * 2/7 = 4/3 yards

In short, Final answer would be 4/3 or 1 1/3 yards

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