Nate has 4 1/3 yards of fabric. He uses 2.5 yards of fabric to make a pillow. How much

fabric does he have left?

3 answers

To find out how much fabric Nate has left, we need to subtract the amount of fabric he used from the total amount he started with.

Total fabric = 4 1/3 yards = 13/3 yards

Fabric used for pillow = 2.5 yards

Fabric left = Total fabric - Fabric used
Fabric left = 13/3 - 2.5
Fabric left = 13/3 - 7.5/3
Fabric left = 5.5/3

Therefore, Nate has 5.5/3 yards of fabric left after making the pillow.
simplify the answer
To simplify the answer further:

5.5/3 yards = 1 2/3 yards

Therefore, Nate has 1 2/3 yards of fabric left after making the pillow.