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Dave has a board that is

3
1
4
feet long. He cut off
1
7
8
feet from the board.
How long is the remaining piece of board? Use the fraction strips to help.

An image shows two one-whole fraction strips and ten one-eighth fraction strips. One of the one-whole fraction strips and seven of the one-eighth fraction strips are crossed out.

A.
1
1
4
feet

B.
1
3
8
feet

C.
1
1
2
feet

D.
1
7
8
feet

User Mordred
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2 Answers

28 votes
28 votes

Answer:

the answer is B 1/38

Explanation:

User Kerrian
by
3.0k points
8 votes
8 votes

Answer:

The answer is 1 3/8 (B)

Explanation:

3 1/4 - 1 7/8 = 1 3/8

User Codinghands
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