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A tailor cut 3/10 of an inch off a skirt and 1/10 of an inch off a pair of pants. How much more did the tailor cut off the skirt than the pants middle school

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Answer:

1/5

Explanation:

3/10 of an inch from skirt

1/10 of an inch from pants

3/10 -1/10 = (3-1)/10 = 2/10 = 1/5

The tailor cut off 1/5 of an inch more from the skirt than the pants.

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