Question

Harold cut 18 1/2 inches off a rope that was 60 inches long. How is the length of the remaining rope written in decimals?

Answer 1

Substract 18 1/2 from 60 to determine the length of remaining rope.

`\begin{gathered} 60-18(1)/(2)=60-(37)/(2) \\ =(120-37)/(2) \\ =(83)/(2) \\ =41.5 \end{gathered}`

So length of remaining rope is 41.5 inches.