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A piece of string 25 1/2 inches long will be cut into 3/4 pieces. How many pieces will there be?

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25 1/2 is 51/2, or 102/4.  If we're cutting into 3/4 inch pieces, we have (102/4)/(3/4)=34 pieces.
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