please kindly help me to get the answer for this . Elise used 2/9 of piece of string to tie a parcel and another 1/4 of the string to tie a box. What fraction of the string was left?question below.........
answered below
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To find the fraction of the string that was left, we need to subtract the fractions representing the string used from 1 (since 1 represents the whole string).
First, we find the total fraction of string used by adding the fractions used to tie the parcel and the box:
2/9 + 1/4 = (8/36) + (9/36) = 17/36
Next, we subtract this fraction from 1:
1 - 17/36 = (36/36) - (17/36) = 19/36
Therefore, Elise had 19/36 of the string left.