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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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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?

User AlwaysAStudent
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The answer is 21 (if rounded up) they way you can get this answer is by dividing 62.4 inch by 3
User Dotdotcommadot
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Answer: About 21 inches

Explanation:

62.4 divided by 3 is 20.8

20.8 is rounded to 21 to estimate

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