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Mr. Lamparski has 40 1/2 feet of rope. He uses 3/4 of it to support a tree he planted in his yard. How much rope did Mr. Lamparski use to support the tree?

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Answer:

30.375 or 30 3/8 feet

Explanation:

You could also do 40.5 times .75 to find out how much 3/4 or .75 of 40.5 is. If you are doing fractions just simplify the answer after multiplying to get 30 3/8.

User Mahdi Dahouei
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Answer:

3/4

Explanation:

you said in the question the answer because the answer to how much rope did he use for the tree you stated in the problem

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