William had a borad that was 5ft. 3in. He cut off a peice that was 2ft. 8in. long. How much board does he have left?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Length of board = 5ft. 3in
Length of cut off piece = 2ft 8 in
We know, 1 feet = 12 inches
So, length of board =( 5 × 12 + 3) in
= (60 + 3) in
= 63 in
Length of cut off piece = (2 × 12 + 8) in
=( 24 + 8) in
= 32 in
So, length of board that is left = ( 63 - 32 ) in
= 31 in or 2 ft 7in