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If a ribbon that is 30.1 inches long is to cut into equal pieces that are 1.75 inches long how may pieces of ribbon can be created ?

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30.1 divided by 1.75= 17.2, since this means we can make 17.2 ribbons that length we round down so 17 ribbons that full length can be made.
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