Question

Lisa cut 2/3 of a yard from a cloth which is 5 1/2 yards long. How much material is left? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

29/6 or 4 5/6 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

5 1/2 - 2/3 = 29/6 or 4 5/6

Answer 2

Given: Lisa cut 2/3 of a yard from a cloth which is 5 1/2 yards long.

To find: Material left. ​

Solution:

• If the cloth is 5 1/2 yards in length, it needs to be converted to an improper fraction first.

        $5\frac{1}{2} = \frac{11}{2}$

• Since Lisa cut 2/3 yards of the cloth, it has to be subtracted from the improper fraction obtained in order to find the material left.

       $\frac{11}{2} - \frac{2}{3} = \frac{29}{6}$

• The fraction obtained is now to be converted to a mixed fraction as follows,

       $\frac{29}{6} = 4 \frac{5}{6}$

Therefore, the material left is 4 5/6 yards long.