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Emma, Brandy, and Damian will cut a rope that is 32.8 feet long into 3 jump ropes. Each of the 3 jump ropes will be the same length.

Enter a division sentence using compatible numbers to estimate the length of each jump rope. Round numbers to the nearest whole number.

The division sentence is
__÷ __= __

Plz help i have a test tomorrow and i dont understand this
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since 32.8 is closer to 33 than 32 we will assume to estimate using the number 33

this is because by estimating we are trying to find a number that 3 factors into without decimals

therefore

33 / 3 = 11

each jump rope will be 11 feet long
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Answer:

10.93 is your answer bud

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