Cara bought 1 yard of velvet at the fabric store. She used #5/9# yard to make a purse. Then she used #1/2# of the leftover velvet to make a hair band. How much of the velvet did she use to make the hair band?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-19T23:12:25

Need a common denominator

Let x represent the left over

#9/9 - 5/9# = #4/9#

#1/2 * 4/9# = ?

#1/cancel(2# * #cancel(4)/9# = #2/9#

or

#1/2# * #4/9# = #4/18#

#4/18# reduce to lowest denominator

= #2/9#