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The length of the white rope
The question
A green rope is 9 m long. The green rope is 3 1/4 m longer than a yellow rope. The yellow rope is 2 1/3 m longer than a white rope. How long is the white rope? (Write each answer as a mixed number. Check that each answer makes sense. Calculator allowed.)
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Answer
3 5/12 m
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