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A plumber has a piece of copper tubing that is 112.8 inches long.he needs to cut the tubing into 12 equal pieces to repair some leaky pipes.how long will each piece of tubing be?

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9.4 112.8 divided by 12 = 9.4

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Length of each piece

Tube Length ÷ Number of Pieces

112.8 inches ÷ 12 Pieces

9.4 inches / Piece

9.4 inches = length of tubing

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