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Erica bought 8.18.1 yards of striped fabric and 2.82.8 yards of floral fabric. How many more yards of striped fabric than floral fabric did Erica buy?\newline​\newline____\_\_\_\_ yards

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Q. Erica bought 8.18.1 yards of striped fabric and 2.82.8 yards of floral fabric. How many more yards of striped fabric than floral fabric did Erica buy?\newline​\newline____\_\_\_\_ yards
  1. Identify fabric amounts: Step 11: Identify the amounts of each type of fabric Erica bought.\newlineStriped fabric: 8.18.1 yards\newlineFloral fabric: 2.82.8 yards\newlineWe need to subtract the amount of floral fabric from the amount of striped fabric to find out how many more yards of striped fabric Erica bought.
  2. Perform subtraction: Step 22: Perform the subtraction to find the difference.\newline8.18.1 yards (striped) −- 2.82.8 yards (floral) =5.3= 5.3 yards\newlineThis calculation shows how many more yards of striped fabric Erica bought compared to floral fabric.

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