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Kiley had a piece of bamboo skewer that measured 15 3/5 inches long. She wanted to cut it into toothpicks that were each 3 1/5 inches long. How many toothpicks can she make?

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4 is the max number of toothpicks you can make

4* 3 1/5= 12 4/5

5* 3 1/5=16 that's too many

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