Question

Joan has 1/2 yard of felt. She will use 1/3 of it to make place cards. How much felt will she will use for place cards?

Answer 1

ANSWER



`(1)/(6) \: yards`

Step-by-step explanation

It was given that, Joan has



`(1)/(2) \: yard \: of \: felt`

and she will use


`(1)/(3)`
of it to make place cards.


We want to find how felt she will use for place cards.


We just have to find,


`= (1)/(3) \: of \: (1)/(2)`




`= (1)/(3) * (1)/(2)`



`= (1)/(6)`

Therefore Joan will use


`(1)/(6)`


yards of felt for the place cards.