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kyle is making subs for a fundraiser. he has a roll of sub-wrap that is 14 3/8 feet long. on monday, he used 8 5/6 feet long of sub-wrap. how much sub-wrap is left on the roll

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Answer: 5 11/24 ft
First you want to start by making the fractions by have the same denominator. You can just multiply 8 and 6 for this. You should have 14 18/48 and 8 40/48. Subtract them and you get 5 22/48. Simplify it and you get your answer.
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