Sarah's craft project uses pieces of yarn that are 1/8 yard long. She has a piece of yarn that is 3 yards long. How many 1/8-yard pieces can she cut and still have 1 1/4 yards left?

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2021-01-02

Sarah's craft project uses pieces of yarn that are 18 yard long. She has a piece of yarn that is 3 yards long. How many 18-yard pieces can she cut and still have 1 14 yards left?

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Cullen

Cullen

Skilled2021-01-03Added 89 answers

First, we find how is allotted for the 18 yard long pieces by finding the difference of 3 yards 1×14 yards:
31(×14)=(×124)(×54)=74yards
Then, we divide ×74 yards by ×18 yard to find the number of 18 yard long pieces:
(×74)÷(18)=(×74)×8=14 pieces

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