QuestionMarcus uses feet for Crystal and feet for Tim. How much ribbon is left from 8 feet?
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. Marcus uses feet of ribbon for Crystal's gift. Marcus uses feet of ribbon for Tim's gift3. Marcus has an8-foot roll of ribbon initially
STEP 2
First, we need to convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions to make the calculation easier.
For Crystal's gift, the improper fraction of is calculated as follows
STEP 3
Similarly, for Tim's gift, the improper fraction of is calculated as follows
STEP 4
Now, we need to add these two fractions to find out the total length of ribbon used.
STEP 5
Plug in the values for the ribbon used for Crystal's gift and Tim's gift to calculate the total ribbon used.
STEP 6
Convert the fraction to have the same denominator as .
STEP 7
Calculate the total ribbon used.
STEP 8
Now that we have the total ribbon used, we can subtract this from the total ribbon Marcus had initially to find out how much ribbon Marcus will have left over.
STEP 9
Plug in the values for the total ribbon initially and the total ribbon used to calculate the ribbon left over.
STEP 10
Convert the whole number8 to a fraction with the same denominator as .
STEP 11
Calculate the ribbon left over.
STEP 12
Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number to get the final answer.
Marcus will have feet of ribbon left over.
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