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A large paperclip is 1 7/8inches long. How many paper clips will it take to lay them end to end to have 45 inches.​

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To find out how many 1 7/8 inch paper clips you would need to lay end to end to reach 45 inches, you can divide 45 by 1 7/8. The answer is approximately 23.81 paper clips. So, you would need about 24 paper clips to reach 45 inches.
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