Question

Marlee is making jewelry for a class craft show. She began with 115 inches of wire. She used 25.75 inches for rings. Then her teacher gave her 30 1/4 inches of wire to make more jewelry. She then used 38 1/2 inches for the bracelets and 60.2 inches for necklaces. How much wire does Marlee have left? Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

115-25.75=89.25; 89.25+30.25=119.5; 119.5-(38.5+60.2)= 20.8 or 20 4/5