Question

Be Precise Usama needs three wooden boards to repair his porch. The lengths he needs are 2.2 feet, 2.82 feet, and 4.25 feet. He purchases a board that is 10 feet long and cuts the three sections. How much of the board that Usama purchased will be left?

a) 0.73 feet
b) 0.95 feet
c) 1.18 feet
d) 2.68 feet

Answer 1

Usama will have 0.73 feet of board left.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much of the 10-foot board will be left after Usama cuts the three sections, we need to calculate the total length of the sections he needs. The sum of the lengths he needs is 2.2 feet + 2.82 feet + 4.25 feet = 9.27 feet. To find the amount of board that will be left, subtract the sum of the section lengths from the total length of the board: 10 feet - 9.27 feet = 0.73 feet.