Question

Dave has a board that is 3 1 4 feet long. He cut off 1 7 8 feet from the board. How long is the remaining piece of board? Use the fraction strips to help.

Answer 1

Answer:

314-178=136

the answer is 136 ft

Answer 2

The remaining piece of the board should be $1 \frac{3}{8}$

Given information:

Dave has a board that is 3 1 4 feet long. He cut off 1 7 8 feet from the board.

Calculation of the remaining piece:

$= 3 \frac{1}{4} - 1 \frac{7}{8} \\\\= \frac{13}{4} - \frac{15}{8}\\\\ = \frac{26 - 15}{8} \\\\= \frac{11}{8} \\\\= 1 \frac{3}{8}$

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