Steven, a tailor, got an order to make a blazer. The customer specifically asked him to save 5⁄6 of a foot of the given cloth to make a pocket square. However, Steven accidentally saved 5⁄12 of a foot. What is the difference between the requested cloth and the saved cloth? A. 0.4265′ B. 0.1466′ C. 0.4166′ D. 0.4066′

To answer this question, we just need to subtract the saved cloth from the requested cloth:

[tex]\frac{5}{6} - \frac{5}{12} [/tex]

Since the fractions don't have the same denominator, we have to find the least common denominator.  Luckily, since 6 goes into 12 twice, we can convert [tex]\frac{5}{6} [/tex] into [tex] \frac{10}{12} [/tex]:

[tex]\frac{5}{6}( \frac{2}{2}) - \frac{5}{12} = \frac{10}{12} - \frac{5}{12}[/tex]

Now that the fractions have a common denominator, we can subtract them:

[tex]\frac{10}{12} - \frac{5}{12} = \frac{5}{12} [/tex]

The difference between the requested cloth and the saved cloth is 5/12 of a foot, or 0.4166'.