Becky and James have a total of 42/8 feet of yarn.becky has 15/8 feet yarn. How many feet yarn does James have
42-15 = 27
so James has 27/8 feet of yarn
To find out how many feet of yarn James has, we need to subtract the amount of yarn Becky has from the total amount they both have.
Total yarn = 42/8 feet
Becky's yarn = 15/8 feet
To find James's yarn:
James's yarn = Total yarn - Becky's yarn
Substituting the given values:
James's yarn = 42/8 - 15/8
To subtract the fractions, we need a common denominator:
James's yarn = (42 - 15)/8
Simplifying the numerator:
James's yarn = 27/8 feet
Therefore, James has 27/8 feet of yarn.
To find out how many feet of yarn James has, we need to subtract the amount of yarn Becky has from the total amount of yarn that both Becky and James have.
First, let's find the total amount of yarn that both Becky and James have by adding their amounts together.
Becky = 15/8 feet
Total = 42/8 feet
To add fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the denominators are already the same, so we can add the numerators directly:
Total = (15 + ?)/8
We know that the total is equal to 42/8:
42/8 = (15 + ?)/8
To isolate the unknown value, we subtract 15/8 from both sides:
42/8 - 15/8 = ?/8
27/8 = ?/8
So, James has 27/8 feet of yarn.