Brent has a piece of rope that is 6 5/6 feet long. he uses 4 1/3 feet of the rope to hang a tire swing. how much rope does he have left

Question

6 5,6 and 4 1/3 how much does he have left

 

Answer 1

I think is is almost always easier to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions and convert back at the end if wanted or needed.

 

6 5/6 - 4 1/3 = 41/6 - 13/3 = (41 - 26)/6 = 15/6 = 5/2 = 2 1/2