Question

hillary is working on a craft project. She needs 2 1/4 yards of purple fabric for the first part of the project and 1/3 of a yard of purple fabric for the second part. She has 2 1/2 yards of purple fabric. How much more does she need

Answer 1

She needs 1/12 yd more.

Explanation:

She needs:

2 1/4 yd for first project

1/3 yd for second project

She starts with 2 1/2 yd and makes the first project.

Now she has:

2 1/2 - 2 1/4 = 2 2/4 - 2 1/4 = 1/4

After making the first project, she has 1/4 yd left

To make the second project, she needs 1/3 yd.

1/3 yd is more than 1/4 yd, so she does not have enough.

1/3 - 1/4 = 4/12 - 3/12 = 1/12

She needs 1/12 yd more.