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Eliza bought 2 2/4 yards of fabric. She cut off 3/4 yards to make an art project. What fraction offabric is left?

User Ibn Masood
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Answer:

7/4 or 1 3/4

Explanation:

Think of 2 2/4 to be 10/4 because you need to multiply the 2 to the 4 which makes 8 and then add 2 to get 10/4.

When you get 10/4 subtract it with 3/4 to get 7/4.

You can leave it as 7/4 or 1 3/4.

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