Question

A piece of wood is 10 1/2 feet long. You cut off 3 3/8 feet to repair your living room floor. How much wood is Left? write your answer as a decimal form to the thousandths place.

Answer 1

7.125 ft

Explanation:

Answer 2

7.125 feet

Explanation:

1. convert both fractions to decimals by dividing numerator by denominator

10 1/2 = 10.5

3 3/8 = 3.375

2. Subtract 10.5-3.375 = 7.125 feet left