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a pice of pipe is 30 3/4 inches long, if five pieces, each 4 1/3 inches long,
are cut from the pipe how many inches of pipe from the pipe remain

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apologiabiology

so multiply 4 and 1/3 by 5
4 and 1/3 times 5=4 times 5+1/3 times 5=20+5/3=20+1+2/3=21 and 2/3
subtract
30 and 3/4-(21 and 2/3)=30+3/4-21-2/3=30-21+3/4-2/3=9+3/4-2/3
convert bottom number to same number
12
3/4=9/12
2/3=8/12
9+9/12-8/12=9+1/12

the legnth that remains is 9 and 1/12 inch

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