Mathematics

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4 September, 08:19

Ms. Jones had a roll of plastic that was 8 2/3 feet long. She cut off a piece that was feet 6 1/2 long. How much plastic was left on the roll?

A student solved the problem this way:

8 2/3 - 6 1/2 = 8 4/6 - 6 3/6 = 2 1/6

There was 2 1/6 feet of plastic left on a roll

Use a similar strategy to solve this problem.

Ms. Jones had a roll of plastic that was 9 2/3 feet long. She cut off a piece that was 5 4/9 feet long. She used the piece of plastic and a piece of wood that was yards long for a project.

How much plastic was left on the roll?

A. 4 2/6

B. 4 2/9

C. 4 2/3

D. 4 1/3