Priya has a piece of string 5/6 yard long. She cuts 3/5 of the piece of string for a craft. What is the length of the string left?

Respuesta :


[tex] \frac{1}{15?} [/tex]

Total length of the string = [tex] \frac{5}{6} [/tex] yard

Length of string used for craft = [tex] \frac{3}{5} [/tex] of total length of string

= [tex] \frac{3}{5} [/tex] of [tex] \frac{5}{6} [/tex]

= [tex] \frac{3}{5} \times \frac{5}{6} [/tex]

= [tex] \frac{3}{6} [/tex] yard

Length of the string left after use = Total length of the string - Length of string used for craft

Length of the string left after use = [tex] \frac{5}{6}-\frac{3}{6} [/tex]

=[tex] \frac{2}{6} [/tex]

Reducing it to the lowest term, we get

=[tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex] yard

Therefore, the length of string left is [tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex] yard.