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A stack of 2/5 inch wide Sheetrock has a height of 16 4/5 inches. How many sheets of Sheetrock are in the stack?

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namely how many times does 2/5 go into 16⅘.


let's first convert the mixed fraction to an improper, and then get their quotient.



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