Question

Xavier's dining room table was unstable because one leg was shorter than the others. He placed a 3/4 inch thick piece of wood under the short leg, and it became even with the other legs, which are 19 1/8 inches long. How many inches long was the short leg before Xavier added the wood?

18 3/8 inches

18 5/8 inches

18 3/4 inches

17 5/8 inches

Answer 1

convert quarters to eighths and subtract, you'll be golden... 3/4 is equivalent to 6/8 btw. :)

Answer 2

18 3/8 thx

Answer 3

no probs

Answer 4

How could you eliminate the fractions to make solving the equation five-twelfths m plus two-twelfths equals eleven-twelfths easier?

Divide both sides of the equation by five-twelfths.

Divide both sides of the equation by twelve.

Multiply both sides of the equation by twelve.

Subtract two-twelfths from both sides of the equation.

Answer 5

is this right i picked the second one

Answer 6

If all terms are divided by 12, you'll need to multiply by 12 to simplify.

Answer 7

you'll end up with 5m+2=11

Answer 8

oh ok thx so it would be the third one i get it