Maria has a piece of ribbon 5/6 foot long. She cuts 3434 foot off of the piece of ribbon. What is the length of the remaining piece of ribbon?

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Answer 1

Your statement She cuts 3434 foot off of the piece should be

She cuts 3/4 foot off of the piece; "off of" should never be writteืn!

 

All you must do is to subtract: 5/6 - 3/4 = ...?  You can do this--change each number so that there's a common denominator!