Question

If a 10 foot piece of electrical tape has 0.037 feet cut from it, then what is the new length of the tape?

Answer 1

x = 10 - 0.037
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x= +0.037
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x = 1.037

Answer 2

9.963 feet
If you take the 10 foot piece of electrical tape and subtract 0.037 feet that was cut off then that leaves you 9.963 feet of tape left over