Question

You want to place a towel bar that is 10 1⁄4 inches long in the center of a door that is 26 1⁄3 inches wide. How far should you place the bar from each edge of the door? (Write the answer as a mixed number.)

Answer 1

$\frac{26 \frac{1}{3} -10 \frac{1}{4}}{2}=\\ \frac{ \frac{79}{3} - \frac{41}{4} }{2} =\\ \frac{ \frac{79}{3} * \frac{4}{4} - \frac{41}{4} * \frac{3}{3} }{2} =\\ \frac{ \frac{356}{12}- \frac{123}{12} }{2} =\\ \frac{ \frac{233}{12} }{2} =\\ \frac{233}{24} =\\ 9\frac{17}{24}$

9 17/24 inches.

Answer 2

26 1/3 - 10 1/4=16 1/12

16 1/12 divided by 2=8 1/24