Question

Seira has 11.5 yards of yarn. She uses a certain amount for a project, leaving 5.25 yards of yarn. The equation (11.5-x=5.25) represents this situation, where x is the amount of yarn Siera used for her project. How mug yarn did Sierra use for her project?

Answer 1

6.25 yards of yarn were used

Explanation:

11.5 yards of yarn - 5.25 yards of yarn remaining = 6.25 yards of yarn that was used in the project.