The outside diameter of a pipe is 5 and 7/32 inches. The walls of the pipe are 5/32 inches thick. find the inside diameter

5 7/32 = 4 39/32

4 39/32 - 10/32 = ?

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To find the inside diameter of the pipe, you can subtract the thickness of the walls from the outside diameter.

The outside diameter of the pipe is given as 5 and 7/32 inches. To work with fractions more easily, we can convert it to an improper fraction.

Convert 5 to fifths: 5 * 5 = 25
Add the numerator and the whole number: 25 + 7 = 32

So, the outside diameter is 32/32 + 7/32 = 39/32 inches.

Now, let's subtract the thickness of the walls, which is given as 5/32 inches, from the outside diameter:

39/32 - 5/32 = (39 - 5)/32 = 34/32 inches

To simplify this fraction, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which in this case is 2:

34/32 can be simplified to 17/16 inches.

Therefore, the inside diameter of the pipe is 17/16 inches.