Question

Thomas bought Ask Your Teacher feet of wood to fix his fence. When he finished, he had Ask Your Teacher feet of wood left. How much wood did Thomas use to fix his fence?

Answer 1

Answer:

The question is incomplete, below is a possible match for the completed question:

Thomas bought 9 1/3 feet of wood to fix his fence. When he finished, he had 3 2/3 feet of wood left. How much wood did Thomas use to fix his fence?

Answer:

$Amount\ of\ wood\ used = 5\frac{2}{3}\ feet$

Explanation:

writing out the information given:

Amount of wood bought  $= 9\frac{1}{3}$ feet

leftover $= 3\frac{2}{3}$ feet

In order to solve mixed fractions, we will first convert them to improper fractions as follows:

{(whole number × denominator) + numerator}

$amount\ of\ wood\ bought = 9\frac{1}{3} = \frac{28}{3}\\leftover = 3\frac{2}{3} = \frac{11}{3}$

Amount of wood used = Amount bought - leftover

$Amount\ of\ wood\ used = \frac{28}{3} - \frac{11}{3}\\Amount\ of\ wood\ used = \frac{28-11}{3} = \frac{17}{3}\\Amount\ of\ wood\ used = 5\frac{2}{3}\ feet$