Question

Carol has 8 3/4 yards of material. She needs to use 1/3 of the material to make a dress. How many yard of material will she need to make the dress

Answer 1

2 11/12 yards

Explanation:

Answer 2

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Answer:

2 11/12 yards

Explanation:

Sometimes it works best to use improper fractions when multiplying mixed numbers and/or fractions.

1/3(8 3/4) = 1/3(35/4) = 35/12 = 2 11/12

Carol will need 2 11/12 yards of the material for the dress.