Question

carlene bought 8 1/6 yards of ribbon to decorate a shirt. she only used 5 1/2 yards. how much ribbon does she have left

Answer 1

To make things simple you can first find out what 8 1/16 is. 8 1/16 is approximately 8.0625. Then find what 5 1/2 is which is 5.5. Now all you have to do is subtract 5.5 from 8.0625 (8.0625-5.5) and that should be equal to 2.5625.