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What is asked?
The meters of cloth did Maria use
What are given?
[tex]4 \frac{1}{2} \: meters[/tex]
[tex] 1\frac{2}{5} [/tex]
What operation to be used?
Subtraction
What is the mathematical sentence for this?
[tex]4 \frac{1}{2} - 1\frac{2}{5} = \: n[/tex]
Solution
[tex]4 - 1 = 3 \\ \frac{1 - 2}{2 - 5} = \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
[tex]3 \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
Make a statement
3 ⅓ is the meters of cloth Maria use
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