SOLUTION: An ice sculpture originally has a height of 74 1/4 inches. The ice sculpture begins to melt & after several hours, the height has decreased by 8 7/16 inches. What is the current he

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Question 65000This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra
: An ice sculpture originally has a height of 74 1/4 inches. The ice sculpture begins to melt & after several hours, the height has decreased by 8 7/16 inches. What is the current height of the sculpture?





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An ice sculpture originally has a height of 74 1/4 inches. The ice sculpture begins to melt & after several hours, the height has decreased by 8 7/16 inches. What is the current height of the sculpture?
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74 1/4 - 8 7/16
=297/4 - 135/16
=1188/16 -135/16
=1053/16
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Stan H.