Question

Aziz purchesis 4 2/8 feet of fabric he used 1/5 of fabric to make a tote bag how much fabric will aziz have left over?

Answer 1

3/20

Explanation:

Fabric left over = total fabric purchased - total fabric used to make a tote bag

total fabric used to make a tote bag =
`4(2)/(8)` ×
`(1)/(5)` =

`(34)/(8)` ×
`(1)/(5)` =
`(34)/(40)`

fabric left over = 1 - 34/40

40 / 40 - 34/40 = 6 /40

To transform to the simplest form. divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2

3/20