SOLUTION: I cannot figure out how this is done: "you need a piece of lumber 5' 11" long. How much will you have left over if you cut what you need from a piece 8' 3" long"

Question 637051: I cannot figure out how this is done: "you need a piece of lumber 5' 11" long. How much will you have left over if you cut what you need from a piece 8' 3" long"
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to subtract feet from feet
and inches from inches.
The feet is easy, but how do you subtract
11 inches from 3 inches?
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What you do is borrow 12 inches from
the 8 feet, so now it looks like
7' 15"
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Now subtract feet from feet and inches
from inches
7' 15" minus 5' 11" = 2' 4"
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