Answer:
A 1.6 foot-section is what he needs to build next in order to finish the fence.
Step-by-step explanation:
a. What is Asked?
How many more foot does he need to build the fence?
b. What are the given facts?
John need to build a fence with a measurement of 60 feet. He had already build 14.5-foot section, 23.9-foot section, and 20-foot section of the fence in the past three hours.
c. What is/are the operation/s to be used?
Addition and Subtraction
d. What is the number sentence?
Adding all of the foot-sections that John has already done and subtracting it by how much he needs in total, we will get the answer of how many more feet is needed to finish building a fence.
e. What is the answer?
14.5 + 23.9 + 20 = 58.4
60 - 58.4 = 1.6
