we are given
total length of wire is 7m and 23cm
we know that
[tex]1m=100cm[/tex]
so, total length of wire is
[tex]=(7*100+23)cm[/tex]
[tex]=723cm[/tex]
now, we have
he used 551cm for one wiring project
so, remaining wire = total length of wire - wire used
so, we can plug values
and we get
remaining wire = 723 - 551 cm
remaining wire =172cm......................Answer