Question

Taylor has 4 1/3 inches of ribbon. If she was to cut some off to have 1 3/4 inches left, how much would she need to cut off?

Answer 1

2 7/12

Explanation:

4 1/3 - 1 3/4

you need a common denominator for 3 and 4 and the lowest would be 12

1/3 = 4/12

3/4 = 9/12

4 4/12 - 1 9/12

we can change 4 4/12 to be 3 16/12 by borrowing 12/12 or 1 from 4

3 16/12 - 1 9/12 = 2 7/12