Mrs. Susan

Mrs. Susan bought 1/8 m of curtain cloth. She used 3/5 m to make a curtain for the living room window. How many meters of cloth were not used?

Correct result:

x =  0.475 m

Solution:

$x={\displaystyle \frac{3}{5}}-{\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}}={\displaystyle \frac{19}{40}}={\displaystyle \frac{19}{40}}\text{ m}=0.475\text{ m}$

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