Question

"Heidi grew her hair out for many years. Her hair was 1\dfrac{1}{3}1 3 1 1, start fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction of a meter long. She donated her hair by cutting off \dfrac{5}{6} 6 5 start fraction, 5, divided by, 6, end fraction of a meter. How long is Heidi's hair now?"

Answer 1

Heidi had hair that was 1 1/3 meters long and she donated 5/6 of a meter. After subtracting the amount donated from her original hair length, we find that Heidi's hair is now approximately 0.5 meters long.

Step-by-step explanation:

Heidi originally had hair that was 1 1/3 meters long. She then donated hair that was 5/6 of a meter long. To determine how long Heidi's hair is now, we subtract the amount she donated from her original hair length.

1 1/3 meters is equivalent to 4/3 meters and 5/6 meters is equivalent to 0.833 meters.

When you subtract 0.833 meters (the hair that Heidi donated) from 4/3 meters (Heidi's original hair length), you find that Heidi's hair is now approximately 0.5 meters long.

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