Question

Harold cut 18 1\2 inches off a rope that was 60 inches long how is the length of the remaining rope in inches written in decimal form

Answer 1

0.42

Explanation:

The computation of the length of the remaining rope in inches is shown below:

= Length - cutted off

= 60 - 18

= 42

Now the remaining rope in the decimal form be

= 42 ÷ 100

= 0.42