Peter has a roll of tape that is 8 3/8 meters long. He uses 2 5/8 meters of tape when he paints around his kitchen cabinets and 2 3/8 meters for wrapping packages. How much tape remains on the​ roll?

8 3/8 - 2 5/8 - 2 3/8

Change to improper fractions:

67/8 - 21/8/ - 19/8 = 27/8

Change back to mixed number:

3 3/8 meters left

writing that is meant to be imaginative and vivid rather than literal words that create mental pictures of something seen, heard, tasted, smelled, or touched

Explanation:

Figurative language/expression is meant to have a deeper meaning than the literal. It is not limited to one genre of literature but cuts across the three; drama, prose and poetry