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Amy is making a puppet that requires equal pieces of string to make it dance. Amy has 33 inches of string. How many 5 1 2 inch pieces can she cut from the string? A) 4 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
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Amy is making a puppet that requires equal pieces of string to make it dance. Amy has 33 inches of string. How many 5 1 2 inch pieces can she cut from the string?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

User Kolin
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The answer is 6. You can change 5 1/2 to a decimal as 5.5 and then divide 33/5.5 and the answer is 6. 
User Hollance
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33 / (5 1/2) =
33 / (11/2) =
33 * 2/11 =
66/11 =
6 pieces <===
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