Asked by Linda

I am having a hard time figuring out if I have a piece of ribbon that is 12/5 meters long. When it idcut 17/20 meters what is the remainder
Answered by Lucina
Change 12/5 to an equivalent fraction
12/5 * 4 = 48/5

48/5 - 17/5 = ???
Answered by Ms. Sue
12/5 meters = 2.4 meters

17/20 = 0.85 meters

2.4 - 0.85 = 1.55 meters left.

Answered by Ms. Sue
48/5 is not equal to 12/5