Question

Priya has a piece of string 5/6 yard long. She cuts 3/5 of the piece of string for a craft. What is the length of the string left?

Answer 1

`(1)/(15?)`

Answer 2

Total length of the string =
`(5)/(6)` yard

Length of string used for craft =
`(3)/(5)` of total length of string

=
`(3)/(5)` of
`(5)/(6)`

=
`(3)/(5) * (5)/(6)`

=
`(3)/(6)` yard

Length of the string left after use = Total length of the string - Length of string used for craft

Length of the string left after use =
`(5)/(6)-(3)/(6)`

=
`(2)/(6)`

Reducing it to the lowest term, we get

=
`(1)/(3)` yard

Therefore, the length of string left is
`(1)/(3)` yard.