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maddie wants to play ringer marbles at her party next week. according to land of marbles, she needs to create a circular game ring with a diameter of feet. maddie needs to construct multiple rings for a tournament using twine to mark the circumference of each ring. if she has feet of twine, what is the maximum number of full rings maddie can make?

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To find the maximum number of marbles rings Maddie can make, calculate the circumference of one ring with the given diameter and then divide the total length of twine by this number.

The student's question pertains to creating multiple marbles rings with a certain diameter using a fixed length of twine. To determine the number of full rings Maddie can make, we need to calculate the circumference of one ring and then divide the total amount of twine by that circumference.

To start, let's assume that 'd' represents the ring's diameter. The formula for circumference (C) of a circle is C = π × d. If 'x' feet represents the total amount of twine Maddie has, then the maximum number of full rings she can make is given by the number x divided by the circumference of one ring.

Maddie should calculate the circumference of a single ring using the given diameter and then divide her total twine length by this circumference to find the maximum number of rings she can create.

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