James and Becky have a total of 4 2 over 8 feet of yarn. Becky has 1 5 over 8 feet of yarn. How many feet of yarn does James have?
Why the gap in the numbers? If you are missing a decimal point, insert it into the equation.
42/8 = x + 15/8
Solve for x.
2 5/8
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 have together.
Given that James and Becky have a total of 4 2/8 feet of yarn, and Becky has 1 5/8 feet of yarn, let's convert these mixed numbers to improper fractions to make the subtraction easier.
4 2/8 feet of yarn can be written as (4 * 8 + 2)/8 = 34/8 feet of yarn.
1 5/8 feet of yarn can be written as (1 * 8 + 5)/8 = 13/8 feet of yarn.
Now, subtract Becky's amount of yarn from the total amount they have:
34/8 - 13/8 = 21/8 feet of yarn.
To simplify the fraction, we can divide the numerator (21) by the denominator (8):
21 ÷ 8 = 2 with a remainder of 5.
Therefore, James has 2 5/8 feet of yarn.