The integers (from the Latin integer, which means with untouched integrity, whole, entire) are the set of numbers consisting of the natural numbers including 0 (0, 1, 2, 3, ...) and their negatives (0, −1, −2, −3, ...). They are numbers that can be written without a fractional or decimal component, and fall within the set {... −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, ...}. For example, 65, 7, and −756 are integers; 1.6 and 1½ are not integers. In other terms, integers are the numbers one can count with items such as apples or fingers, and their negatives, including 0.
The answer is 5 7/8 b/c 2 1/2 = 2 4/8 so then convert 8 3/8 as an improper fraction which is 67/8 and do the same w/ 2 4/8 which is 20/8 the do: 67/8 - 20/8 = 47/8 simplify 47/8 = 5 7/8. Your answer is 5 7/8 inches of ribbon left.
