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In this problem, we have been asked to write a numerical statement to represent the problem, and then we need to simplify the numerical expression to answer the question.
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So a man bought a piece of trim molding that measured 11 and 3 eighth feet in length, and there are defects in the wood, so he had to trim 1 .5 feet off one end, and he also had to remove 3 fourths of a foot off the other end.
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We need to determine how long the piece of molding was after he trimmed the ends.
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So initially he has 11 and 3 eighth feet, and he trims off 1 and 5 eighth feet.
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So we subtract 1 in 5 eighth.
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And then he removes 3 fourth of a foot of the other end, so we subtract 3 fourth.
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And so this will be a required numerical expression.
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So let's calculate this.
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So what we're going to do is write it like this.
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11 plus 3 .8 minus 1 minus 5, 8, minus 3 over 4...