Belina bought 4 1/2 yards of red fabric. She also bought 6 yards of white fabric. How many more inches of white fabric than red fabric did Belina buy?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-27T12:45:07

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The relationship between yards and inches is:

$1"yd" = 36"in"$

Therefore, $4 1/2$ yards is:

$4 1/2 xx 1"yd" = 4 1/2 xx 36"in"$

$4 1/2"yd" = 4.5 xx 36"in"$

$4 1/2"yd" = 162"in"$

And, $6$ yards is:

$6 xx 1"yd" = 6 xx 36"in"$

$6"yd" = 216"in"$

The difference between the two pieces of clothe is therefore:

$216"in" - 162"in" => (216 - 162)"in" => 54"in"$