Question

Write an equation for the word problem: Katie had a ribbon that was 23 ½ inches long. After Katie cut the ribbon in two pieces, she had 8 ¼ inches of the ribbon left. How much ribbon did Katie cut from her original ribbon?
A. 23 ½ - r = 8 ¼
B. 23½ + 8¼ = r
C. 23½ + r = 8¼
D. 8¼ - r = 23½

Answer 1

A is the answer.

Katie is starting with 23 ½ inches of ribbon and removing an unspecified amount, resulting in 8 ¼ inches left. When you remove one thing from a second thing, you are subtracting the first thing from the second. The equation then equals the amount that you have leftover.

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

$a. 23 1/2 - R= 8 1/4$