Question

Serena is building a bookcase. She cuts two pieces of wood from one board. One piece is 1 7/8 feet long and another is 3 1/2 feet long. What is the total change in the length of the original board?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

43/8 feet

Explanation:

The total change is the sum of the length of two boards she cut.

First board length is 1 7/8th feet. Let's change to improper fraction:

1 7/8 = 15/8 feet

Second board lengrh is 3.5 feet, or 3 1/2 feet. Let's change to improper fraction:

3 1/2 = 7/2 feet

Let's add the two:

The change in original board is 43/8 feet