17. Josh has7yd of fabric. To complete his craft. Project he needs 3 times that amount how 8many yards of fabric does Josh need?

SOLUTION
Write out the information given
Josh has
[tex]\frac{7}{8}\text{yards of fabric}[/tex]Josh needs 3 times the fabric he has to complete his project
Hence
Josh will need
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3\times\frac{7}{8}\text{ yards of fabric for his project } \\ \\ \frac{3\times7}{8}=\frac{21}{8}=2\frac{5}{8}\text{yards of fabric} \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence Josh will require 2(5/8) yards of fabric to complete his craft
The first option (A ) is correct