Question

Jake buys 1 1/2 yards of cloth. He uses 2/3 yard for a craft project. How much cloth, in yards, does Jake have left? Show your work.

Answer 1

Given data:

The cloth bought by Jakke is C 1 1/2 yards.

The cloth used in the project is P=2/3 yards.

The expression for the cloth left is,

$L=C-P$

Substitute the given values in the above expression.

$\begin{gathered} L=1\frac{1}{2}\text{ yards-}\frac{2}{3}\text{ yards} \\ =(\frac{3}{2}-\frac{2}{3})\text{ yards} \\ =\frac{5}{6}\text{ yards} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the amount of cloth left is 5/6 yards.