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A rancher planned to fence 6 1/2 acres of land to grow some experimental grasses. After he had finished fencing 4 3/4
acres of the land, it started snowing. How many acres of the land remained to be fenced?

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1 3/4 acres

Step-by-step explanation:

6 1/2 - 4 3/4 = the remaining acres to be fenced.

we can bring all numbers to "quarters" (1/4th) to be able to make that subtraction.

6 1/2 = 13/2 = 26/4

4 3/4 = 19/4

so, 26/4 - 19/4 = 7/4 = 1 3/4 acres still to be fenced.

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