Question

A piece of wire 4.25 m long broke into two pieces. One piece is 3.175 m long. How
long is the other piece?

Answer 1

Answer:

Length of a piece of wire = \frac{7}{8}

8

7

m

Length of one broken piece = \frac{1}{4}

4

1

m

Length of other piece = \frac{7}{8}-\frac{1}{4}

8

7

−

4

1

= \frac{7-\left(1\times2\right)}{8}=\frac{7-2}{8}=\frac{5}{8}

8

7−(1×2)

=

8

7−2

=

8

5

m

The other piece is \frac{5}{8}

8

5

metre long.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

1.075 m

subtract 4.250 with 3.175