Question

May is making bracelets. She has A piece of string that is 12 1/4 inches long. She gets off a piece that is 8 3/4 inches long. How much string that she have left?

Answer 1

Length of the string May is left with =
`3(1)/(2)` inches.

Explanation:

Total length of the string May is having initially =
`12(1)/(4)` inches or
`(49)/(4)` inches

If she gets off a piece that measures =
`8(3)/(4)` inches or
`(35)/(4)` inches

So length of the string she is left with = Total length of the string - length of the piece taken off

=
`(49)/(4)-(35)/(4)`

=
`(49-35)/(4)`

=
`(14)/(4)` inches

≈
`(7)/(2)` inches

≈
`3(1)/(2)` inches

Therefore, the length of remaining string will measure
`3(1)/(2)` inches.