Anita bought 13 yards of fabric for her costume .After cutting out the costume ,she had 3 and 5/8 yards left over.How much fabric did she use to make her costume?
Change the problem to fraction, in eights:
Anita bought 104/8 yards of fabric for her costume .After cutting out the costume ,she had 29/8 yards left over.How much fabric did she use to make her costume?
Now does it make sense?
Francis is making scarves for his friends. He buys 18 yards of fabric. He will need 3 sq ft of material for each scarf. How many scarves can he make from 18 yards of fabric?
Yes, changing the problem to fractions in eights helps us better understand the situation. Now let's find out how much fabric Anita used to make her costume.
To calculate the amount of fabric Anita used, we need to subtract the amount of fabric she had left over from the total amount she bought.
Anita bought 104/8 yards of fabric and had 29/8 yards left over.
To find the amount of fabric she used, we subtract 29/8 from 104/8:
104/8 - 29/8 = 75/8
Therefore, Anita used 75/8 yards of fabric to make her costume.