Anita bought 13 yards of fabric for her costume .After cutting out the costume ,she had 3 and 5/8 yards left over.How much fabric did she use to make her costume?
Change the problem to fraction, in eights:
Anita bought 104/8 yards of fabric for her costume .After cutting out the costume ,she had 29/8 yards left over.How much fabric did she use to make her costume?
Now does it make sense?
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Francis is making scarves for his friends. He buys 18 yards of fabric. He will need 3 sq ft of material for each scarf. How many scarves can he make from 18 yards of fabric?