jhon needs 10 meters of lace for the table cover. He has 3.8 meters of red lace and 2.4 blue lace. How much lace does he need more?
First we have to add the number of laces he has now which is 3.8 + 2.4 = 7.2 meters
Then we subtract it from the total amount needed for the table that is 10 – 7.2 = 2.8 meters.
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Let n be the total length of red and blue laces.
Let t be the needed length of lace.
Given:
3.8 m lace of red
2.4 m lace of blue
Need 10 m
Equation:
3.8 m + 2.4 m = n
10 m – n = t
Solution:
3.8 m + 2.4 m = 6.2 m
10 m – 6.2 m = 3.8 m
Answer:
Therefore, 3.8 m is still needed.
