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Angel bought an 8 foot board.He cut off 3/4 to build a shelf and gave 1/3 of the rest to his brother for an art project. How many inches of board did he give his brother?.

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3/4 of 8 = 6 in so he would have 2 inches left to split into 1/3 so his brother would get .6 repeating inches
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Answer:

8 inches

Explanation:

8x1/4=2

2x1/3=2/3

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