Marcia used 1 1/3 yards of fabric to make 2/3 of a costume. How many yards of fabric will she need to make 5 costumes?
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Since 1 1/3 yards of fabric was used for 2/3 of a costume, we can set up a proportion: $\frac{1\frac{1}{3}}{2/3} = \frac{4/3}{2/3}$ To solve for the amount of fabric needed for 1 whole costume, we can multiply both sides by the reciprocal of the Show more…
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