Answer: 6 1/8
Step-by-step explanation:
Each x on the line represents one piece of string that long. For example, since there is one x at 1/8, she cut one piece of string 1/8 ft long. So you take all the values and add them up:
1/8+2/4+2/4+2/4+2/4+5/8+3/4+3/4+7/8
then find a common denominator (so make everything over 8)
1/8+4/8+4/8+4/8+4/8+5/8+6/8+6/8+7/8 = 41/8
when you divide this, you will get 5 1/8
since theoriginal problem says she still has 1 foot leftover, you add one to get the total value when she started.
So, Emma had 6 1/8 ft string originally
