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Maya wants to mark a length of 7 inches on a sheet of paper, but she does not have a ruler. she has pieces of wood that are 4 inches, 5 inches, and 6 inches long. explain how she can use these pieces to
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Maya wants to mark a length of 7 inches on a sheet of paper, but she does not have a ruler. she has pieces of wood that are 4 inches, 5 inches, and 6 inches long. explain how she can use these pieces to mark a length of 7 inches.

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Maya can put the 5 and 6 inch pieces together to get 11 inches. She can then subtract the length of the 4 inch piece to get 7 inches.
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