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

6 3/5 - 2 4/5 (Note: 3/5 is smaller than 4/5)

=5 8/5 - 2 4/5 (borrow a whole)
=3 4/5

Thanks MathMate!

To calculate the number of yards Mrs. Bryant has left, we need to subtract the yards used to make the blouse from the total yards purchased.

First, we need to change the mixed numbers (6 and 3/5 and 2 and 4/5) to improper fractions.

To convert 6 and 3/5 to an improper fraction:
Multiply the whole number (6) by the denominator (5) and add the numerator (3). This gives us 6 * 5 + 3 = 33/5.

To convert 2 and 4/5 to an improper fraction:
Multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator (5) and add the numerator (4). This gives us 2 * 5 + 4 = 14/5.

Now we can subtract the fraction used to make the blouse from the total amount:

33/5 - 14/5 = (33 - 14)/5 = 19/5.

The result, 19/5, is an improper fraction. To convert it back to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (19) by the denominator (5).

19 divided by 5 equals 3 with a remainder of 4. Therefore, the mixed number is 3 and 4/5.

Hence, Mrs. Bryant has 3 and 4/5 yards of silk material left.