Final answer:
Subtracting the amount of fabric needed for the skirt (2.875 yards) from Jenna's initial amount (4.75 yards) shows that she will have 1.875 yards of fabric left over.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student wants to calculate how much fabric will be left over after making a skirt.
To do this, we need to subtract the amount of fabric needed for the skirt from the total amount of fabric Jenna has.
Jenna has 4¾ yards of fabric, which is the same as 4.75 yards.
The skirt calls for 2·¸ yards of fabric, which is the same as 2.875 yards.
To find out how much fabric Jenna will have left, we subtract the amount needed for the skirt from the total she has:
4.75 yards - 2.875 yards
= 1.875 yards
So, Jenna will have 1.875 yards of leopard print fabric left over after making the skirt.