Read the complete problem before answering. tang bought 1 1/2 m of rope. rope costs $1.30 a meter. how much did tang spend? a student solved the problem this way. 1 1/2 m = 1.5 m let n represent the amount tang paid for rope. n = 1.5 × $1.30 n = $1.95 tang spent $1.95. use a similar strategy to solve this problem. jeff bought 1 1/8 yards of blue denim and 2 2/8 yards of black denim. denim cost $4.30 a yard. how much did jeff spend on denim?