Question

A tailor cuts a piece of thread One-half of an inch long from a piece Nine-sixteenths of an inch long. What is the length of the remaining piece of thread?

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of the remaining piece of thread is  $\frac{1}{16}.$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

A tailor cuts a piece of thread One-half of an inch long from a piece Nine-sixteenths of an inch long.

Now, to find the length of the remaining piece of thread.

Total thread  = $\frac{9}{16} \ inch.$

Tailor cuts a piece of thread = $\frac{1}{2}\ inch.$  

Now, to get the length of the remaining piece of thread by subtracting tailor cuts a piece of thread from the total thread:

$\frac{9}{16} -\frac{1}{2} \\\\=\frac{9-8}{16} \\\\=\frac{1}{16}$

Therefore, the length of the remaining piece of thread is  $\frac{1}{16}.$