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Melinda rents paddle boats down at the pier. She uses 5.5 feet of nylon rope to tie off each boat. She started with 80 feet of rope. After securing all the boats, she was left with more than 3 feet of
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Melinda rents paddle boats down at the pier. She uses 5.5 feet of nylon rope to tie off each boat. She started with 80 feet of rope. After securing all the boats, she was left with more than 3 feet of rope. How many boats did Melinda tie off?

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less than 14

Step-by-step explanation:I did the test

User Nabin
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I think you would divide 5.5 by 80
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