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Lana bought a bamboo plant that was

9 1/5 feet high. When she got it home she cut 7 1/2 feet off of it. How tall wasthe plant after she cut it down?

User Hari
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Explanation:

9 1/5=46/5 ; 7 1/2=15/2

common denominator is 10

46/5-15/2=( 92-75)/10= 17/10= 1 7/10 feet= 1.7 feet

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