Question

May is making bracelets. She has A piece of string that is 12 1/4 inches long. She gets off a piece that is 8 3/4 inches long. How much string that she have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

Length of the string May is left with = $3\frac{1}{2}$ inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total length of the string May is having initially = $12\frac{1}{4}$ inches or $\frac{49}{4}$ inches

If she gets off a piece that measures = $8\frac{3}{4}$ inches or $\frac{35}{4}$ inches

So length of the string she is left with = Total length of the string - length of the piece taken off

= $\frac{49}{4}-\frac{35}{4}$

= $\frac{49-35}{4}$

= $\frac{14}{4}$ inches

≈ $\frac{7}{2}$ inches                                  

≈ $3\frac{1}{2}$ inches

Therefore, the length of remaining string will measure $3\frac{1}{2}$ inches.