Question

Sharyn needs 3.5 yards of fabric to make a dress for herself and 2.25 yards of the same fabric to make a matching dress for her daughter. If she buys 6.5 yards of fabric, how much will she have left over?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.75 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Sharyn needs 3.5 yards of fabric to make a dress for herself and 2.25 yards of the same fabric to make a matching dress for her daughter.

To Find : If she buys 6.5 yards of fabric, how much will she have left over?

Sharyn needs fabric for her dress = 3.5 yards

She needs fabric for her daughter's dress = 2.25 yards

So, total fabric she needs = 3.5+2.25

                                          =5.75 yards

Thus she requires 5.75 yards of fabric

She bought 6.5 yards of fabric .

Since she requires 5.75 yards of fabric .

So, the amount of remaining fabric = 6.5 -5.75

                                                           = 0.75 yards

Hence she will have 0.75 yards left over

Answer 2

6.5-3.5-2.25
=6.5-5.75
=0.75 yards of fabric left over

All you do is subtract the amount of fabric Sharyn is going to use from the total amount of fabric to find out how much fabric she will have left over.