Question

Michaela has 11/12 yard of orange fabric and 7/8 yard of green fabric. She uses 1/2 yard of each color for her sewing project. How much fabric does Michaela have left if she combines the two colors?

Answer 1

19/24 yards

Explanation:

The total Michaela started with was ...

11/12 + 7/8 = 22/24 + 21/24 = 43/24 . . . . yards

She used a total of 1 yard, so has ...

(43 -24)/24 = 19/24

yards remaining.

Michaela has 19/24 yards (or 28.5 inches) of fabric left over.