Answer:
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Thomas bought 9 1/3 feet of wood to fix his fence. When he finished, he had 3 2/3 feet of wood left. How much wood did Thomas use to fix his fence?
Answer:
[tex]Amount\ of\ wood\ used = 5\frac{2}{3}\ feet[/tex]
Explanation:
writing out the information given:
Amount of wood bought [tex]= 9\frac{1}{3}[/tex] feet
leftover [tex]= 3\frac{2}{3}[/tex] feet
In order to solve mixed fractions, we will first convert them to improper fractions as follows:
{(whole number × denominator) + numerator}
[tex]amount\ of\ wood\ bought = 9\frac{1}{3} = \frac{28}{3}\\leftover = 3\frac{2}{3} = \frac{11}{3}[/tex]
Amount of wood used = Amount bought - leftover
[tex]Amount\ of\ wood\ used = \frac{28}{3} - \frac{11}{3}\\Amount\ of\ wood\ used = \frac{28-11}{3} = \frac{17}{3}\\Amount\ of\ wood\ used = 5\frac{2}{3}\ feet[/tex]
