SOLUTION: An electrician has a roll of wire that is 1 km long. He cuts off 3 equal lengths of wire that each measure 275. In decimetres, how much wire is left on the roll?

Question 1044944: An electrician has a roll of wire that is 1 km long. He cuts off 3 equal lengths of wire that each measure 275.
In decimetres, how much wire is left on the roll?
Found 2 solutions by advanced_Learner, Alan3354:
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10,000-3*275 is the result
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
275 what?
miles?
millimeters?
Wake up.
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