This is an incorrect question, the correct question is given below.
Martin is building a model. He cuts two pieces of wood that are each [tex]6\frac{1}{3}[/tex] inches long from a board with a total length of 18 inches. What is the length, in inches, of the remaining part of the board?
Answer : The length of the remaining part of the board is [tex]5\frac{1}{3}[/tex] inches.
Step-by-step explanation :
As we are given that:
Total length of the board = 18 inches
Length of each piece of wood cut from the board = [tex]6\frac{1}{3}[/tex] inches = [tex]\frac{19}{3}[/tex] inches
Length of 2 pieces of wood cut from the board = [tex]2\times \frac{19}{3}[/tex] inches
= [tex]\frac{38}{3}[/tex] inches
Length of the remaining part of the board = Total length of the board - Length of 2 pieces of wood cut from the board
Length of the remaining part of the board = [tex]18-\frac{38}{3}[/tex] inches
= [tex]\frac{54-38}{3}[/tex] inches
= [tex]\frac{16}{3}[/tex] inches
= [tex]5\frac{1}{3}[/tex] inches
Therefore, the length of the remaining part of the board is [tex]5\frac{1}{3}[/tex] inches.
