Problema Solution
A farmer had 8 miles of fencing to replace. He completed 3,280 yardson monday
2,790 yards on tuesday, and 2 1/2miles on Wednesday. He finished the task on thursday
How much fencing did he replace on thursday
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1 mi = 1760 yd
8 mi = 8*1760 yd
2 1/2 mi = 5/2 mi = (5/2)*1760 yd
Let 'x' represent the number of yards fenced on Thursday.
3,280 + 2,790 + (5/2)*1760 + x = 8*1760
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x = 3,610 yd
The farmer replaced 3,610 yards of fence on Thursday.