document.write( "Question 829413: james has 4and3/4 feet of rope he plans to cut iff1and1/2 feet of rope how much will be left \n" ); document.write( "
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4 3/4 - 1 1/2
\n" ); document.write( "change fractions to improper fractions
\n" ); document.write( "19/4 - 3/2
\n" ); document.write( "change it so they have the same denominator
\n" ); document.write( "19/4 - 6/4 = 13/4
\n" ); document.write( "change the answer back into a mixed fraction
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\n" ); document.write( "1 1/2 + 3 1/4=
\n" ); document.write( "3/2 + 13/4=
\n" ); document.write( "6/4 + 13/4=19/4
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