Question

Latonya had a ribbon 6 feet long she cuts of a peice that was 1/3 foot long for a gift how much ribbon does latonya have left?

Answer 1

Determine the ribbon left after cutting 1/3 foot.

$\begin{gathered} 6-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{18-1}{3} \\ =\frac{17}{3} \end{gathered}$

So answer is 17/3 feet.