Question

Alissa cut a pices of string that was 17 feet long.Darnell cut piece of string that was 5 yard long Alissa wanted to cut her string so that it was the same length as Darnell's how many feet did she need to cut.

Answer 1

Answer: 2 feet

Explanation:

Answer 2

so alissa has 17 feet
darnel has 5 yards
1 yard=3 feet
5 yard times 3=15 feet
17 feet-x=15
add x to both sides
17=15+x
subtract 15
2=x
she needs to cut 2 feet