From a piece of cloth 42 1/4 inches long, celeste cut a strip 14 3/4 inches long. how long was the remaining piece?

My math teacher told my class to "steal" a 6th grade fraction word problem from the internet, word problems? : -p requirements: only a 1 step word problem. needs to be complex.

Acar started driving from city a to city b, distance between which is 620 miles, at a rate of 60 mph. two hours later a truck left city b and started moving towards city a at a rate of 40 mph. what distance from city a is the point where the truck and the car will meet?

Select the correct answer and solve for y