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jamar has an 8-foot long price of wood that he wants to cut to build a step stool for his tree house.if each piece is going to be 5/6 foot long , what is the greatest number of prices he will be able to use ?

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8 / (5/6) =
8 * 6/5 =
48/5 =
9 3/5....greatest number of pieces that can be used = 9
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