Question

Jacob has 17 yards of fabric. He uses 1 third of it to make a cape. How many yards of fabric does Jacob use for the cape?
Label the total on the tape diagram to represent the problem.

Answer 1

17/3 or 5 2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

This is becuse the answer is asking you 1/3 OF 17. The OF is important as it means multiply in Maths so it will be like this...

1/3 x 17/1=17/3 (Improper fraction)

OR...

5 2/3 ( Mixed fraction)