Question

Ryan needs 20 feet of cable. The longest piece on her truck is 18 3/8 feet. How many feet too short is the cable on the truck? *

Answer 1

1 5/8 too short

Explanation:

The cable on the truck is 18 and 3/8 ... to complete the fraction into a whole number we would need 5 more parts in order to complete the entire 8 parts of the fraction. This would make the cable a whole 19 feet. Since Ryan needs 20 ft, this would leave us needing 1 more foot. Therefore, the cable in the truck is

1 5/8 too short