Question

Isabella punches 14.62 yards of fabric to make a costume she needs to cut it into 3 4.2 yard pieces how much fabric will she have leftovers

Answer 1

2.02 Yards of fabric

Explanation:

4.2 Times 3 = 12.6

14.62-12.6=2.02

Answer 2

There will be 3 full 4.2-yd pieces plus a 2.02-yd leftover piece.

Explanation:

Divide 14.62 yd by 4.2. Determine the remainder as a decimal fraction:

14.62 yd

------------- = 3 full 4.2 yd pieces, plus 0.5 piece left over.

4.2 yd

Note that "0.5 piece" would be 0.48(4.2) yds long, or 2.02 yds.

Then you'd have three pieces of length 4.2 yds and 1 leftover piece of length 2.02 yd.