Question

Albert bought 18 yards of clot. He used 5.7 yards for a decoration and 8.8 yard to make costumes for the school play. Express the amount of cloth left over as a fraction in its simplest form .

Answer 1

18 - 5.7 = 12.3
12.3 - 8.8 = 3.5
3.5 to a fraction = 3 1/2

So the answer = 3 1/2

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