Mrs. Williams is organizing her office supplies. There are 3 open boxes of paper clips in her desk drawer. Each box has \(\frac{7}{8}\) of the paper clips remaining. How many boxes of paper clips are left? Shade the model and complete the calculations below to show how you found your answer.
\(\begin{align} 3\times\frac{7}{8}&=\frac{\Box}{8}=\text{____}\\ \end{align}\) full boxes of paper clips
Diana worked on her science project for \(5\frac{1}{3}\) hours. Gabe worked on his science project \(1\frac{1}{4}\) times as long as Diana. Paula worked on her science project \(\frac{3}{4}\) times as long as Diana. For 2a–2d, select True or False for each statement.
a. Diana worked longer on her science project than Gabe worked on his science project.
Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 864 square feet. The width of the basement is \(\frac{2}{3}\) its length. What is the length of Louis’s basement?