Mali-li has 6 1/3 yd of material. Her new skirt will take 2 1/3 yd. How much material will she have left after the skirt is made?
My answer:4
Am I wrong? If I am, can you explain it to me please? Thank you in advance.
you are correct.
Wait whats the answer?
he ment d.
To find out how much material Mali-Li will have left after making her new skirt, we need to subtract the amount of material required for the skirt from the total amount of material she has.
Mali-Li has 6 1/3 yards of material, and the new skirt will take 2 1/3 yards. To subtract these fractions, we need to have a common denominator.
Converting both fractions to have a denominator of 3, we get:
6 1/3 = 18/3 + 1/3 = 19/3
2 1/3 = 6/3 + 1/3 = 7/3
Now subtracting 7/3 from 19/3:
19/3 - 7/3 = (19 - 7)/3 = 12/3 = 4
So, Mali-Li will have 4 yards of material left after making her new skirt. Your answer is correct!