Question

James has 4 3/4 feet of rope. He plans to cut off 1 1/2 feet from the rope. How many rope will be left?

Answer 1

3 1/4 ft of rope left

Explanation:

We have 4 3/4 ft of rope. We remove 1 1/2 ft

4 3/4 - 1 1/2 ft

Get a common denominator

4 3/4 - 1 2/4

3 1/4 ft of rope left