Register
Alissa cut a pices of string that was 17 feet long.Darnell cut piece of string that was 5 yard long Alissa wanted to cut her string so that it was the same length as Darnell's how many feet did she need
179k views
1 vote
Alissa cut a pices of string that was 17 feet long.Darnell cut piece of string that was 5 yard long Alissa wanted to cut her string so that it was the same length as Darnell's how many feet did she need to cut.

User Dan Laffan
by
7.7k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer: 2 feet

Explanation:

User Bart Weber
by
8.8k points
1 vote
so alissa has 17 feet
darnel has 5 yards
1 yard=3 feet
5 yard times 3=15 feet
17 feet-x=15
add x to both sides
17=15+x
subtract 15
2=x
she needs to cut 2 feet
User GauravSingh
by
8.9k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
A dealer sells a certain type of chair and a table for $40. He also sells the same sort of table and a desk for $83 or a chair and a desk for $77. Find the price of a chair, table, and of a desk.
Link Copied!