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lindsay has 7/8 yards of fabric. to make a purse, she needs 2/3 of the fabric how much fabric did she use?

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Answer:

Lindsay used 16/24 yards of fabric and has 5/24 yards left over

Explanation:

7/8 - 2/3 = ?

Since both fractions have unlike denominators, we are gonna have to rewrite the fractions so we can subtract. We are gonna find the least common denominators, to be able to subtract.

(7/8 x 3/3) - (2/3 x 8/8) = ?

Complete the multiplication and the equation becomes :

21/24 (7/8) - 16/24 (2/3) = 5/24

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