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a manufacturer has 3375 yards of material on hand. if the average dress takes 3 3/8 yards of material, how many dresses can he make?

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we know that

3 3/8-------------> (3*8+3)/8-----------> 27/8 yd

if 1 dress take---------------> 27/8 yd
X-----------------------------> 3375 yd
X=3375/(27/8)---------> x=1000 dresses

the answer is
He can make 1000 dresses
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