Jerome noticed that there was piece of bamboo pole that was 4 1/2m long left unused in the backyard. It was a leftover material from the making of their poultry pens. He cut 1 3/4m to be used for the bigger lantern and cut another piece, 1 1/2m long to make a smaller lantern. How long was the remaining piece of bamboo?
1.) What are the given facts?
2.) What is the operation to use?
3.) What is the mathematical sentence?
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Answer:
given:4 1/2- bamboo pole
1 3/4- used for a bigger lantern
1 1/2- used for a smaller lantern
operation used : subtraction and addition
mathematical sentence: 4 1/2-(1 3/4 + 1 1/2)