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Jason has a piece of wire that is 62.4 inches long. He cuts the wire into 3 equal pieces. Which is the best estimate of the length of each piece of wire.

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62.4/3=20.8 is one of the 3 wires that are equal
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Answer:

The best estimate of the length of each piece of wire is 20.8 inches (Approx).

Explanation:

Let us assume that the length of each pieces of wire be x.

As given

Jason has a piece of wire that is 62.4 inches long.

He cuts the wire into 3 equal pieces.

Than the equation becomes

3x = 62.4


x = (62.4)/(3)

x = 20.8 inches (Approx)

Therefore the best estimate of the length of each piece of wire is 20.8 inches (Approx).

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