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Katya cut part of the jump rope off to make it shorter

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Katya cut part of the jump rope off to make it shorter. The new length is 8 and 1 / 6 feet. The difference between the original length and the new length is 5 / 6 foot. The equation x - 8 and 1 / 6 = 5 / 6 can be used to represent this problem, where x is the original length of the rope. What was the original length of the rope?