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A costume designer made 10 costumes that each used 5.8 yards of fabric. If she had 238.2 yards of fabric to start with, about how much fabric does the costume designer have left? Write an equation and estimate the amount of fabric left.

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Answer:

approximately 180.2

Explanation:

238.2 - (10 times 5.8) = x

238.2 - 58 = x

180.2 = x

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