To find out how many yards of ribbon Jane had initially, you need to add the amount she used for the project and the amount she has left.
Jane used 4 1/8 yards of ribbon for the project.
She has 1 1/4 yards left.
To add these fractions, you need to find a common denominator. The smallest number that both 8 and 4 can divide into is 8. So, let's convert 1 1/4 to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 8.
1 1/4 = (4 * 1 + 1)/4 = 5/4
5/4 = (5 * 2)/(4 * 2) = 10/8
Now that both fractions have a denominator of 8, you can add them:
4 1/8 + 1 1/4 = 4 + 1 + 1/8 + 10/8 = 5 + 11/8
To simplify this mixed number, you divide 11 by 8 and write it as a mixed number:
11/8 = 1 3/8
Therefore, Jane initially had 5 3/8 yards of ribbon.
Jane uses 4 1/8 yards of ribbon for a project she has 1 1/4 yards ever been left how many yards are ribbon? Did Jan start with
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