Answer:
5 \(\frac{2}{3}\)
Step-by-step explanation:
To get how much of the board remained, we simply subtract the length Emmet cut from the initial length of the board
Initial length of the board = 8
Length cut out = 2 \(\frac{1}{3}\)
= \(\frac{7}{3}\)
Length of board remained = Initial length of board - Length cut out
= 8 - \(\frac{7}{3}\)
= \(\frac{24-7}{3}\)
=\(\frac{17}{3}\)
= 5 \(\frac{2}{3}\)
Therefore the length of the board remained is 5 \(\frac{2}{3}\) feet
