Asked by Ea

Lucy saws a wooden rod into two pieces. The larger piece is 734 inches long. The original rod was 918 inches long. How many inches long is the resulting smaller piece?(1 point)
Answered by Ea
Wrong make it into a fraction
Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the length of the smaller piece, we need to subtract the length of the larger piece from the original length of the rod.

Original length of the rod: 918 inches
Length of the larger piece: 734 inches

Smaller piece = Original length - Larger piece
Smaller piece = 918 inches - 734 inches

Smaller piece = 184 inches. Answer: \boxed{184}.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the length of the smaller piece as a fraction, we need to subtract the length of the larger piece from the original length of the rod and then express it as a fraction of the original length.

Original length of the rod: 918 inches
Length of the larger piece: 734 inches

Smaller piece = Original length - Larger piece
Smaller piece = 918 inches - 734 inches
Smaller piece = 184 inches

Fraction of the smaller piece = Smaller piece / Original length
Fraction of the smaller piece = 184 inches / 918 inches
Fraction of the smaller piece = 184/918
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Fraction of the smaller piece = 92/459

Therefore, the length of the resulting smaller piece is 92/459 inches. Answer: \boxed{\frac{92}{459}}.