Jacob has 17 yards of fabric. He uses 2 third of it to make a cape. How many yards of fabric does Jacob use for the cape?
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Given :
Total fabric = 17 yards
Fabric used for cape = 2/3 of total fabric
To Find :
Yards of fabric used to make the cape.
Working :
The total fabric used to make the cape is 2/3 of the total fabric meaning it is 2/3 of 17
therefore, (2/3)17
= 34/3
= 11.3333333333.....
Therefore, he used 11.33333.... yards of fabric to make the cape.
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