Question

Kate needed 3 pieces of purple yarn for a glove she was making. Each piece had to be 4/5 meter. If she bought 5 meters of yarn, how much yarn did she have left over?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

if you multiply 3 by 4/5, you get 12/5 which evens out to be 2 2/5. 5-2 2/5= 3 3/5

Answer 2

Answer: Kate has a leftover of 2.6m of yarn

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Convert 4/5meter to decimal = 0.8m

3 pieces of purple yarn= 0.8m ×3 = 2.4m

If Kate bought 5m, according to the question,

Step 2: subtract 2.4m from 5m kate bought

= 5m - 2.4m

=2.6m