SOLUTION: How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each 3 yards long, and 5 pieces, each 2 yards long, are removed?

Question 202529: How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each 3 yards long, and 5 pieces, each 2 yards long, are removed?

Found 2 solutions by solver91311, jojo14344:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3 times 3 is 9 and 5 times 2 is 10 and 9 plus 10 is 19 yards used...

John

Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Simply subtract the total cut from the original length:

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Where,
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So,
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=, Answer

Thank you,
Jojo
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