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A piece of wire is 8/9 meter long broke into two pieces. One piece is 2/3 meter long. How long is the other?

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Answer:

2/9 is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. First, make an equation.

Given:

8/9 = length of wire

2/3 = length of a part of the wire

E = 8/9-2/3

Unknown:

Second part of wire

2. Make the numbers have equal denominators

2/3 * 3/3

= 6/9

3. Solve

8/9 - 6/9

= 2/9

Hope this helped,

Kavitha

User Igor Gladun
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Answer: 2/9 meter

Explanation:

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