a carpenter has a board that is 8 feet long he cuts of 2 pieces one piece is 3 and a half feet long the other is 2 and one feet

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bogdanovich [222]

3 years ago

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a carpenter has a board that is 8 feet long he cuts of 2 pieces one piece is 3 and a half feet long the other is 2 and one feet

long how much of the board is left

Mathematics

2 answers:

Hoochie [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-21T19:53:13+03:00

Hoochie [10]3 years ago

6 0

Well, assuming that the second piece is 2.5 feet long, we can set the expression up as 8-(3.5+2.5). 3.5+2.5=6, so the expression is 8-6. 8-6 is 2 so two feet of the board is left.
Hope this helps!
-Raiden

kakasveta [241] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-21T17:29:04+03:00

kakasveta [241]3 years ago

5 0

3 1/2 I think
8-3 1/2=5 1/2
5 1/2-2=3 1/2