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How much does 7 3/4 yd of silk ribbon cost if 4/5 yd costs $5.60?
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User Iowa
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$ 54.25 is the correct answer I hope this helped you and I hope you have a good day :)
User Mike Cantrell
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first you need to find out how much 1 yard of silk costs. to do that, set up an equation
4/5x=5.6
x=7

so 1 yard is $7.00
so, 7 3/4* 7 dollars is $54.25
User Udi Mazor
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