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A 10 2/3 inch long pipe is cut into 8 equal length pieces.how long is each piece?

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Work: 10 2/3
Make mix number into an improper fraction
10×3=30+2=32
32/3
÷8
32/3÷8/1
Change ÷ into × and flip second fraction
32/3×1/8
Simplify
4/3×1/1
4/3
Answer: 4/3 in or 1.33


User Jon Rodness
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The answer is 1.33333333
Rounded off to 1.34
User Yarik
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