Question

A board 12 3/4 feet long is cut so that 9 7/8 feet are left. What length of the board was cut off?

A) 2 1/2 feet
B) 2 7/8 feet
C) 3 1/2 feet
D)3 7/8 feet

Answer 1

If you would like to know what length of the board was cut off, you can calculate this using the following steps:

12 3/4 feet long board - 9 7/8 feet = 12 3/4 - 9 7/8 = 51/4 - 79/8 = 102/8 - 79/8 = (102 - 79) / 8 = 23/8 = 2 7/8 feet

The correct result would be B) 2 7/8 feet.