SOLUTION: Jeff bought a 15 foot piece of rope for a project. He cut two sections. ONe was 3.6 feet and the other was 2.8 feet in length. Write the amount remaining as a fraction in simplest
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Question 1057518: Jeff bought a 15 foot piece of rope for a project. He cut two sections. ONe was 3.6 feet and the other was 2.8 feet in length. Write the amount remaining as a fraction in simplest form.
So what I did was subtract 3.8 and 2.8 from 15 and got 8.6
( 15-3.8-2.8=8.6) but I don't know how to turn it into a fraction?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15 feet length cut into 3.6 feet, 2.8 feet and unknown x feet.
Solve for x.
The fraction of 15 which is x is
You will have a decimal number divided by 15. Place Value meaning??!!!
Your fraction, ;
again, PLACE VALUE meaning?
Or maybe and REDUCE THIS.
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This is in its reduced form already.
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