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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?
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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?

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Double the 1/3 to 2/6 so they have the same denominator.
So, 6 5/6 - 4 2/6 = 2 3/6 feet left.
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2 2/3 feet of rope left
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