Question

A piece of wood is 10 1/2 feet long. You cut off 3 3/8 feet to repair your living room floor. How much wood is Left? write your answer as a decimal form to the thousandths place.

Answer 1

Answer:

7.125 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

7.125 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

1. convert both fractions to decimals by dividing numerator by denominator

    10 1/2 = 10.5

    3 3/8 = 3.375

2. Subtract 10.5-3.375 = 7.125 feet left