Answer:
A repeating decimal or recurring decimal is decimal representation of a number whose digits are periodic (repeating its values at regular intervals) and the infinitely repeated portion is not zero.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is because there are 7 1/8 and it is bigger than 2 1/8.
Area of quilt, Q=

Area of purple square, P =

Area of white area
= Q-P
=

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Let's solve your inequality step-by-step.
−
2
a
−
5
>
3
Step 1: Add 5 to both sides.
−
2
a
−
5
+
5
>
3
+
5
−
2
a
>
8
Step 2: Divide both sides by -2.
−
2
a
−
2
>
8
−
2
a
<
−
4
Answer:
a
<
−
4