Ms. Jones had a roll of plastic that was 8 2/3 feet long. She cut off a piece that was feet 6 1/2 long. How much plastic was left on the roll?
A student solved the problem this way:
8 2/3 - 6 1/2 = 8 4/6 - 6 3/6= 2 1/6
There was 2 1/6 feet of plastic left on a roll
Use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
Ms. Jones had a roll of plastic that was 9 2/3 feet long. She cut off a piece that was 5 4/9 feet long. She used the piece of plastic and a piece of wood that was yards long for a project.
How much plastic was left on the roll?
A.4 2/6
B.4 2/9
C.4 2/3
D. 4 1/3