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3. Sandi is making curtains for her bedroom. She needs 58 feet of fabric. She has 14 yards of fabric. How many more yards of fabric does she need?​

User CamW
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Answer: 6 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

1) 14 x 3 = 42

2) 58 - 42 = 16

3) 16 / 3 = 5.33333333....

4) round up = 6

User Ahmed Essam
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Answer:

she needs 3 1/3 more yards

Explanation:

There are 3 feet in a yard

14yards x 3feet = 42 feet

58 feet- 42 feet= 10 feet

10 divded by 3 is about 3.3

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