tony cut 2 ft 7 1/2 in. length from 8 in long board. what is the remaining length of the board.
Something is wrong with you units. You can't cut more than 2 feet from an 8 inch board.
sorry meant 8ft
8 ft = 7 feet, 12 inches
7 ft, 12 in - 2 ft, 7 1/2 in = 5 ft, 4 1/2 in
Okay.. good.
You could change everything to inches to do the work.
8 foot board = 96 inches
2 foot 7 1/2 inches = 31 1/2 inches
Now you can subtract: be careful with the fractions.
If you think of 96 as 95 + 1
which is the same as 95 + 2/2
You can subtract 31 from 95 and 1/2 from 2/2
This gives your answer in inches. To change it back to feet divide by 12.
Thank you guys this really helps
To find the remaining length of the board, we need to subtract the length that was cut from the original length.
The given length that was cut is 2 ft 7 1/2 in. We need to convert this measurement to a consistent unit.
First, let's convert 2 ft to inches. Since 1 ft is equal to 12 inches, multiplying 2 ft by 12 gives us 24 inches.
Now, let's convert the remaining fraction, 1/2 inch, to a decimal. Since 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters, 1/2 inch is equal to 1.27 centimeters.
Therefore, the total length that was cut is 24 inches + 1.27 inches = 25.27 inches, or we can round it to 25.3 inches.
Now, subtract the cut length of 25.3 inches from the original length of 8 inches:
8 inches - 25.3 inches = -17.3 inches
The remaining length of the board is -17.3 inches. However, a negative length does not make sense in this context since we cannot have a negative length. Therefore, there seems to be an error in the measurements, calculations, or the question itself. Please double-check the measurements or provide additional information if necessary.