Question

Pat needs a length of barbed wire that is 17.8 meters long and another that is 8.75 meters long. He has a spool with 33.3 meters of barbed wire.

How much barbed wire will Pat have left after cutting off the two lengths he needs?

Answer 1

ok so first things first. add 17.8 and 8.75

Answer 2

see what it is (you can use calculator)

Answer 3

ok you know what... the sum of that is 26.55

Answer 4

so then subtract. tell me what your subtracting

Answer 5

33.3

Answer 6

and?

Answer 7

i have to subtract 33.3 from 26.55

Answer 8

good
the difference is 6.75

Answer 9

thank you

Answer 10

no problem