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A piece of plywood 24 inches wide is cut into strips 2 ½ inches wide. How many strips of this width can be cut? Strips.

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Answer:

9 Strips

Explanation:

24 / 2.5 = 24 ÷
(5)/(2) =
(24)/(1) x
(2)/(5) =
(48)/(5) = 9.6

This is rounded down to 9.

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