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Marge has 14 2/5 feet of chain. She wants to make pieces of 3/8 foot long. How many can she make?
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Marge has 14 2/5 feet of chain. She wants to make pieces of 3/8 foot long. How many can she make?

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the total amount she can make is 38

User Hyunsoo
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38 pieces.


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1. Make 14 2/5 into a improper fraction. 72/5
2. Make the denominators in each fraction the same. Multiply 72/5 by 8 making 576/40. Multiply 3/8 by 5 making 15/40.
3. Divide them.

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