Question

Jake buys 1 1/2 yards of cloth. He uses 2/3 yard for a craft project. How much cloth, in yards, does Jake have left? Show your work.

Answer 1

Given data:

The cloth bought by Jakke is C 1 1/2 yards.

The cloth used in the project is P=2/3 yards.

The expression for the cloth left is,

`L=C-P`

Substitute the given values in the above expression.

`\begin{gathered} L=1(1)/(2)\text{ yards-}(2)/(3)\text{ yards} \\ =((3)/(2)-(2)/(3))\text{ yards} \\ =(5)/(6)\text{ yards} \end{gathered}`

Thus, the amount of cloth left is 5/6 yards.