Maria needs a piece of string 4 2\3 Feet long for a science project she cuts it from A piece that is 7 1/12 feet long . How much string does she have left
You first convert the numbers into improper fractions, so 7 1/12 becomes 85/12 and 4 2/3 becomes 42/12. Then, you subtract these improper fractions and get 43/12 which converts to 3 7/12.
