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laura bought 8 3/10 yd of ribbon. She used 1 2/5 yards to tie a package and 2 1/3 yards to tie a bow. After tying her package and bow, how much ribbon did laura have remaining?

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Answer:

Laura will have 4 17/30 yd of ribbon left

Explanation:

All you do is subtract the two numbers 2 1/3 and 1 2/5 from the bigger number 8 3/10 to get your answer of 4 17/30