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Anna makes a quilt by sewing together green, white, and yellow fabric. When she finishes, 2/6 of the quilt is green, and 3/6 is yellow. The rest is white. What fraction of the quilt is white? Show your work.

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Answer:fraction of the quilt is white = 1/6

Explanation:

Let the total quilt be = 1 ( since we are dealing with fraction)

The portion of quilt that is green 2/6

The portion of quilt that is yellow 3/6

The portion that is white = Total quilt −( portion of quilt that is green and yellow)

=1−( 2/6 + 3/6 )

=1 −5/6

=1/6

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