Question

The length of a rectangle is 5/6 ft. The width is 3/8 ft. How much longer is the length of the rectangle to the width?
Express your answer in lowest terms.
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Answer 1

Hey Meg, what grade you in?

Answer 2

7th

Answer 3

Gotcha

Answer 4

Pssstttt.... http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/geometry/geo_area.htm

Answer 5

It wants you to subtract.

\(\dfrac{5}{6} - \dfrac{3}{8}\)

Least Common Denominator is 24.

Convert to Denominators with 24:

\(\dfrac{5 \times 4}{6 \times 4} - \dfrac{3 \times 3}{8 \times 3} \rightarrow \dfrac{20}{24} - \dfrac{9}{24}\)

Can you subtract 20 - 9?

Answer 6

11/24?

Answer 7

@iGreen am I right?

Answer 8

Yep, that's right.