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A carpenter has a board 18 1/2 feet long. He needs to cut as many 1 3/4 feet-long pieces as possible. How many pieces can the carpenter cut? Explain how you how you found your answer

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the answer is 10 4/7 you have to divide 18 1/2 by 1 3/4
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