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A carpenter is cutting dowels from a piece of wood that is 10 inches long. How many 1/2 inch dowels can the Carpender cut? Please help.. HOMEWORK IS DUE TODAY!

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if each dowel is .5 of an inch. Then 2 dowels can be made per inch. If there are 10 inches. Then 20 dowels can be made because 10*2 equals 20.
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