Question
Abi was given a piece of string of length 8 m 60 cm. She used a part of it to tie 6 curtains and 1 m 30 cm of the remaining length to decorate her room. Given that each curtain needed 50 cm, what was the length of the string that was left behind by Abi? (Leave the answer in metres and centimetres.)
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Abi was given a piece of string of length 8 m 60 cm. She used a part of it to tie 6 curtains and 1 m 30 cm of the remaining length to decorate her room. Given that each curtain needed 50 cm, what was the length of the string that was left behind by Abi? (Leave the answer in metres and centimetres.)