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Rational number word problems

Joelle is working on a school report in a word processor. She wants to place a figure which is 13.09 cm13.09 \text{ cm} wide so that it appears centered on the page. The width of the page is 21.59 cm21.59 \text{ cm}.
How much margin should she leave on the left so that the figure is centered?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
 cm\text{ cm}