Solve Write Your Answer in Simplest Form $21 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$

question 123

Multiple Choice

Solve. Write your answer in simplest form.
-There were $21 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$ yards of wire on a spool. After a customer bought $3 \frac { 7 } { 8 }$ yards of wire from the spool, how many yards were left?

• A) 17 yards
• B) \(16 \frac { 7 } { 8 }\) yards
• C) \(18 \frac { 7 } { 8 }\) yards
• D) \(17 \frac { 7 } { 8 }\) yards

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