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A carpenter is cutting down dowels from a piece of wood that is 10 inches long. How many 1/2-inch dowels can the carpenter cut?
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A carpenter is cutting down dowels from a piece of wood that is 10 inches long. How many 1/2-inch dowels can the carpenter cut?

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20 because you can get 20 parts from cuting each 10 inch parts in half and so 10 times 2 is 20
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He can cut 5, because 10in divided by 2 is 5.
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