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Mr. Barber used 7/8 yard of wire to put up a ceiling fan. He used 1/4 yard of wire to fix a switch.

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he has 5/8 yard of wire left because you turn 1/4 into 2/8 then, you subtract 2/8 from 7/8 and get 5/8
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He would have used 9/8 or 1 and 1/8 yard of wire. :)
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