Question

It takes 1 3/4 ft of string to complete a violin. If she buys 24 ft of string how many violins can she complete please help

Answer 1

change 1 3/4 to an improper fraction

(4* 1+3)/4 = 7/4

24 divided by 7/4

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24 * 4/7

24*4 /7

96/7 13*7=91

13 5/7

she can complete 13 violins with a little string left over