Question

Joan has 1/2 yard of felt. She will use 1/3 of it to make place cards. How much felt will she will use for place cards?

Answer 1

ANSWER


$\frac{1}{6} \: yards$

EXPLANATION

It was given that, Joan has


$\frac{1}{2} \: yard \: of \: felt$

and she will use

$\frac{1}{3}$
of it to make place cards.


We want to find how felt she will use for place cards.


We just have to find,

$= \frac{1}{3} \: of \: \frac{1}{2}$



$= \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}$


$= \frac{1}{6}$

Therefore Joan will use

$\frac{1}{6}$


yards of felt for the place cards.