A RIBBON 6 1/8 feet in length is shortened by having 2 1/12 feet cut off 1 end what is the length of the short in Ribbon

Answer 1

To find the length of the shortened ribbon, we need to subtract the length that was cut off from the original length of the ribbon.

The original length of the ribbon is 6 1/8 feet.
The length that was cut off is 2 1/12 feet.

First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
6 1/8 = (8*6 + 1)/8 = 49/8
2 1/12 = (12*2 + 1)/12 = 25/12

Now, subtract the length that was cut off from the original length:
49/8 - 25/12

To subtract fractions, we need to have the same denominator. The least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12 is 24, so we need to make the denominators the same:
(49/8) - (25/12) = (49/8)*(3/3) - (25/12)*(2/2)
= 147/24 - 50/24

Now that the denominators are the same, we can subtract the numerators:
147/24 - 50/24 = (147-50)/24 = 97/24

The shortened ribbon is 97/24 feet long.