Question

A tree is 25 7/12 feet high. Richard cuts off the top 8 7/8 feet. How tall is the tree now?

Answer 1

Answer:

The tree is now 16 17/24 feet tall

Answer 2

Answer:

17 28/96 or simplify it to 17 7/18

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the denominators 12 and 8 share a common factor of 96 i did.

7 * 8 =56                                       7 *12 = 84

12 * 8 = 96                                     8 *12 = 96

$25\frac{56}{96}$            $8\frac{84}{96}$

Subtracted 25 -8 got 17 and did 84-56 and gotten 28.

Gotten $17\frac{28}{96}$ then simplified and got $17\frac{7}{18}$ since a common factor of 28 and 96 so happened to be 4