Ms. jones had a roll of plastic that was 8 2/3 feet long. she cut off a piece that was feet 6 1/2 long. how much plastic was left on the roll? a student solved the problem this way: 8 2/3 - 6 1/2 = 8 4/6 - 6 3/6= 2 1/6 there was 2 1/6 feet of plastic left on a roll use a similar strategy to solve this problem. ms. jones had a roll of plastic that was 9 2/3 feet long. she cut off a piece that was 5 4/9 feet long. she used the piece of plastic and a piece of wood that was yards long for a project. how much plastic was left on the roll? a.4 2/6 b.4 2/9 c.4 2/3 d. 4 1/3