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Jon has 7 5/8 ft of string. How many pieces that are exactly 3/5 ft. Long can he make?

User Vishwanath
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Answer:

13 or 12.7

Explanation:

You can fit 12.7083333334 of the fraction 3/5 inside of 7 5/8

It can be one of those because 12.7 is closer to 13 than to 12

User BeaverProj
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Answer:

12

Explanation:

7 5/8 divided by 3/5 = 12.7083333333

Then you round down

User Jarina
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