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Adric has a rope 9 yards long. He cuts off seven pieces of rope each measuring 0.75 yard he places the seven pieces of rope in a basket then he cuts the remaining rope into shorter links of 0.38 yard how many rope pieces of link 0.38 yard are cut

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p=(9-7(.75))/(.38)

p=(9-5.25)/.38

p=3.75/.38

p=9.86

"Pieces" are integers so only 9 pieces .38yd are cut
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