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Michelle has 18.9 yards of string. She cuts the string into 5 pieces of equal length.

How long is each piece?

User Zak
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Answer:

3.78 yd

Explanation:

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User Guillaume Mastio
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Answer:

3.78 (see below)

Explanation:

You would have to divide 18.9 by 5, as you're cutting 18.9 into 5 equal parts. Using long division, you can solve this. I have attached an image below for reference:

Michelle has 18.9 yards of string. She cuts the string into 5 pieces of equal length-example-1
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