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A ribbon is 12 3/8 feet long.Into how many 3/4-foot pieces can it be cut?

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12 3/8 ÷ 3/4

change the mixed fraction to improper....

99 3
__ ÷ __
8 4

now change the sign to a multiplication sign and flip 3/4.

99 4 396
__× __= _____
8 3 24

396/24..... that changes to 16 22/24. Simplify it and it will be 16 11/12.
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