In this case you have to multiply 1 7/8 yd of fabric by 2. Doing so, we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 1\frac{7}{8}=\frac{8\cdot1+7}{8}=\frac{15}{8}\text{ (Converting the mixed number to an improper fraction)} \\ \frac{15}{8}\cdot\frac{2}{1}=\frac{30}{8}\text{ (Multiplying by 2)} \\ \frac{30}{8}=3\frac{6}{8}\text{ =3}\frac{3}{4}\text{ (Converting the improper fraction to a mixed number)} \\ \text{The answer is 3}\frac{3}{4}\text{ yd of fabric.} \end{gathered}[/tex]
