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Sam had (1/2m. of rope. He cut off 5/8m. and used it for a project. How much rope does Sam have left?

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Final answer:

Sam has no rope left after cutting off 5/8m.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much rope Sam has left, we need to subtract the amount he cut off from the original length of the rope. Sam had 1/2m of rope and cut off 5/8m, so the amount of rope he has left can be found by subtracting 5/8m from 1/2m.

To perform this subtraction, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8, so we convert 1/2 to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 8: 1/2 = 4/8. Now we can subtract: 4/8 - 5/8 = -1/8.

So, Sam has -1/8m of rope left. However, since we can't have negative length, we can say that Sam has no rope left after cutting off 5/8m.

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