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A piece of string 25 1/2 inches long will be cut into 3/4 -inch pieces.How many pieces will there be?

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First know that you have to divide in this question
(25 1/2) / (3/4) simplify
(26/2) / (3/4) flip the second fraction
(26/2) * (4/3) now multiply
104/6 now simplify
52/3
your answer is 17 1/3 or 17.33333...
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