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You are making a welding fixture and must cut down a length of copper tubbing from 15 1/8 inches to 8 3/4 inches. If the leftover piece is long enough, you will use it in another fixture . How long will the leftover piece be ? 23 and 7/8 1 and 51/70 7 and 1/8 6 3/8

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Answer:   [tex]6\dfrac{3}{8}\text{ inches}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Original length = [tex]15\dfrac{1}{8}[/tex] inches

[tex]=\dfrac{8\times15+1}{8}=\dfrac{121}{8}[/tex] inches                      ( In improper fraction )

Length of piece cut from original = [tex]8\dfrac{3}{4}[/tex] inches

[tex]=\dfrac{4\times8+3}{4}[/tex][tex]= \dfrac{35}{4}[/tex] inches                 ( In improper fraction )

Length of piece leftover piece =  (Original length ) - (Length of piece cut )

[tex]=\dfrac{121}{8}-\dfrac{35}{4}\\\\=\dfrac{121-2\times35}{8}\\\\=\dfrac{121-70}{8}\\\\=\dfrac{51}{8}\\\\=6\dfrac{3}{8}\text{ inches}[/tex]

Hence, the leftover piece will be [tex]6\dfrac{3}{8}\text{ inches}[/tex]  long.

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