Mrs. Bryant bought 6 and 3/5 yards of silk material. She used 2 and 4/5 yards of the material to make a blouse for her daughter Mikayla. How many yards does she have left?

Question

Mrs. Bryant bought 6 and 3/5 yards of silk material. She used 2 and 4/5 yards of the material to make a blouse for her daughter Mikayla. How many yards does she have left?

Answer 1

It's the fractions. Like adding and subtraction. A review

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Thanks MathMate!!

Answer 4

To find out how many yards of silk material Mrs. Bryant has left, we need to subtract the amount she used to make the blouse from the total amount she bought.

First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
- The amount Mrs. Bryant bought is 6 and 3/5 yards. We can rewrite this as (5 * 6 + 3) / 5 = 33/5 yards.
- The amount Mrs. Bryant used is 2 and 4/5 yards. We can rewrite this as (5 * 2 + 4) / 5 = 14/5 yards.

Now, subtract the amount used from the amount bought:
33/5 - 14/5 = (33 - 14) / 5 = 19/5 yards.

So, Mrs. Bryant has 19/5 yards of silk material left.