Question

Marie needs 2 1/4 yards of fabric

She already has 1 3/8 yards.
How many yards of fabric does she need
a
1/8 yard
b
3/4 yard
c
7/8 yard
d
1/4 yard

Answer 1

The answer is c because if you subtract the smaller fraction from the bigger one you will get 7/8 yards of fabric left!