Question

The back wall in Maurice's bedroom measures 14 3/5 feet long. His new dresser measures 3 4/5 feet long. What length of the wall will be left after he places the dresser against the wall?

Answer 1

44/5 or 8 4/5 feet

Explanation:

First we will convert them measurement to improper fractions

14 3/5 -> 63/5 the length of the bedroom

3 4/5 -> 19/5 the length of the dresser

Now we subtract simply

63/5 - 19/5 = 44/5 or 8 4/5 feet