Question

The figures below show the length of a new pencil and its length after Seema used it
for a day. By what fraction of the original length did the length of the pencil reduce that day?
The length was 18 cm and reduced to 15 cm .

Answer 1

Answer:

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

Original length of pencil = 18 cm

Final length of pencil = 15 cm

Difference = 3 cm

Fraction = 18/18 - 15/18

= 3/18 = 1/6

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Answer 2

Answer:

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

The total length of the pencil = 18cm

The length of the pencil after she used it = 15cm

Difference between 18 and 15 = 3

$\frac{18}{18}$ - $\frac{15}{18}$ = $\frac{3}{18}$

Simplify = $\frac{3}{18}$ = $\frac{1}{6}$

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