Megan has 9 yards of fabric. If she uses 5/8 of the fabric to make a quilt, how much fabric does she have left?
9 * (8/8 - 5/8) = ?
To find out how much fabric Megan has left, we need to subtract the amount of fabric she used from the initial amount of fabric she had.
Step 1: Convert 5/8 to a decimal.
To do this, divide the numerator (5) by the denominator (8) like this:
5 ÷ 8 = 0.625
Step 2: Multiply the decimal by the total amount of fabric Megan had.
0.625 × 9 = 5.625
So, Megan used 5.625 yards of fabric to make the quilt.
Step 3: Subtract the amount of fabric Megan used from the total amount.
9 - 5.625 = 3.375
Therefore, Megan has 3.375 yards of fabric left.