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Owen has 5/6 of a yard of sailcloth. he uses 2/3 of the cloth to recover a seat cushion. How much cloth does he use?

Owen has 5/6 of a yard of sailcloth. he uses 2/3 of the cloth to recover a seat cushion. How much cloth does he use?
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owen has 5/6 of a yard of sailcloth. he uses 2/3 of the cloth to recover a seat cushion. How much cloth does he use?

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to know how much he has left you do 5/6 - 2/3 = 1/6. ANSWER 1/6
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He uses 2 feet of the yard or... 4/6 hope this helped :3

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