sally has a piece of fabric that is 6 1/3 feet long. She cuts 1 1/6 feet from one side, and 7//8 from the other side. How much fabric remains?

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I need hepl with this math problem. I need the answer and the work so I can see how you did it. plz give me the answer asap. Thx

 

Answer 1

6 1/3 = 19/3

1 1/6 = 7/6

19/3 - 7/6 - 7/8 = 152 - 28 - 21 =         I changed all the denominators to the LCD.

                                       24

103/24 ≈ 4.29 feet