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Question 7 (Page 386). What is the fraction of bones in your body that are in your hands or skull?

(question 7: Model with Math About 1 tenth of the bones in your body are in your skull. Your hands have about 1 fourth of the bones in your body. Write and solve an equation to find the fraction of the bones in your body that are in your hands or skull.)

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Answer/Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 (bones in hands) + 1/10 (bones in skull)

5/20 + 2/20 = 7/20

so 7/20 of your bones are in your hands or skull

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