Question

Annabelle cuts 2 feet from a 5​-foot length of rope. Then she cuts 17 inches from the rope. How many inches of rope are​ left?

Answer 1

1.58feet

Explanation:

Given data

Total lenght of rope= 5 feet

She cuts 2 feet

Remainder= 5-2= 3feet

Now let us convert 17inches to feet

from tables, 17inches is 1.41667feet

Hence the amount of rope now left is

=3-1.41667

=1.58feet