Answer
$\frac{459}{16}$ in
Work Step by Step
$3feet=3\cdot12=36$ inches.
Thus the remaining peace will be $36-7\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{16}=\frac{576}{16}-7\frac{4}{16}-\frac{1}{16}=\frac{575}{16}-\frac{116}{16}=\frac{459}{16}$ inches long
Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321867327
ISBN 13:
978-0-32186-732-2
Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.3 The Rational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 286: 134
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