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Sarah is making her own costume for her role in the school play. The costume requires 2 5/8 yards of material. Select the number of yards needed for Sarah’s costume as an improper fraction

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The answer is 21/8. Hope I was able to help
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Convert the integer to a fraction with a denominator of 8 by multiplying it by 8/8.

[tex]2\times\dfrac{8}{8}=\dfrac{2\times 8}{8}=\dfrac{16}{8}[/tex]

Now, add the fractional part of the mixed number.

[tex]2\frac{5}{8}=\dfrac{16}{8}+\dfrac{5}{8}=\dfrac{16+5}{8}\\\\=\dfrac{21}{8}[/tex]