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Find the missing pieceYear 8 Maths · T1 W5–6 · H07

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A paper length is 1½ m. One section is 5/8 m. What length belongs to the remaining section? Show the whole and both parts in a sketch, then check by adding.

A way to check: 12/8 − 5/8 = 7/8 m. The check is 5/8 + 7/8 = 12/8 = 1½ m. Keep the same whole and unit in every step.