Question

Patricia would like to add fabric around a tablecloth for decoration. She already has 2/3 of the fabric she needs put away in a box. How much more fabric is she going to have to purchase to have all the fabric she needs?

A. 1/3
B. 1/2
C. 1/4
D. 2/3

Answer 1

Patricia needs to purchase 1/3 more of the fabric, which is the remaining amount needed to complete the whole fabric required for her project.

Step-by-step explanation:

Patricia already has 2/3 of the fabric she needs. To determine how much more fabric she needs, we consider that the total amount of fabric needed for the project is a whole, which is equivalent to 3/3. She already has 2 parts out of these 3 parts, so she needs to purchase 1 more part to make a whole. Subtract the fraction representing the fabric she already has (2/3) from the total fabric required (3/3):

3/3 - 2/3 = 1/3

Therefore, Patricia needs to purchase 1/3 more of the fabric to have all the fabric she needs for her tablecloth decoration.

The correct answer is A. 1/3.