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Pedro has a piece of wood that is 8 feet long.He cuts the wood into 6 equal pieces. How long is each piece of wood?

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Answer: 4/3 ft long, or 1 1/3ft

Step-by-step explanation:

  • divide 8 by 6
  • 8/6 = 1.33333...
  • write the repeating decimal as a fraction, which is: 4/3 ft. or. 1 1/3 ft

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