The total length of three boards is 7/8 of a yard. The length of two of the boards are 1/4 of a yard and 3/16 of a yard. What is

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the length of the third board.

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grigory [225] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-31T21:05:40+03:00

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Answer:

7/16 of a yard

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's put the boards to the same denominator so it's easier.

Let's go with a denominator of 16

1/4= 4/16

7/8= 14/16

3/16 stays the same.

So, 4/16+3/16+x=14/16

7/16+x=14/16

x=7/16 of a yard, the length of the 3rd board.