Sandy is Working with a carpenter to frame a house. They are using 8 foot long boards, but each board must be cut to be 7 feet, 10 3/4 inches long. How much is cut off each board?

A. 3/4
B. 1 1/4
C. 1 3/4
D. 7

Question

Sandy is Working with a carpenter to frame a house. They are using 8 foot long boards, but each board must be cut to be 7 feet, 10 3/4 inches long. How much is cut off each board?

A. 3/4 
B. 1 1/4
C. 1 3/4
D. 7

anonymous · Answer

$$\large 8 \times 12 ~=~ 96\\large 7 \times 12 ~=~ 84~+~10\frac{3}{4}~=~94\frac{3}{4}\\large 96~-~94\frac{3}{4}~=~?$$