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An engineer was supposed to draw a line exactly 27/32 inch long. An error was made,and he drew the line 31/32 inch.how much longer was the line that the engineer drew?)

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Answer:

1/8 of an inch

Explanation:

Since the denominator is the same, we only need to subtract the numerator
31 - 27 = 8.

Now we have to simplify 8/32.

Divide both sides by 8, and you get 1/8
The engineer drew the line 1/8 of an inch longer than needed.

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