Angela wants to cut the longer stick to match the shorter one. How much should she cut to make them equal of the lengths is 3 4/

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kherson [118]

3 years ago

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Angela wants to cut the longer stick to match the shorter one. How much should she cut to make them equal of the lengths is 3 4/

5 and 3 1/2

Mathematics

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Romashka-Z-Leto [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-25T00:22:21+03:00

Romashka-Z-Leto [24]3 years ago

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First make sure they have the same denominator, in this problem the LCF is 10 so multiply 4/5 by 2 and 1/2 by 5
This gives us 8/10 and 5/10 now in order to make them equal we have to subtract 3/10 from the long one so it can also equal to 5/10