Question

Milan made a shirt using 5/8 yards of yellow fabric and 1/4 yards of green fabric. How many more yards of yellow fabric did Milan use?

Answer 1

Answer: He used 3/8 more yards of yellow fabric.

Explanation:

You are basically subtracting 1/4 from 5/8. So the equation is 5/8 - 1/4, when you find the common denominator it is 5/8 - 2/8 and this leaves us with 3/8