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Pam is making bracelets for her friends each bracelet uses 5.5 in of string if she has 20 inches of string how many bracelets can she make

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The total string=20 inches

For one bracelet, 5.5 inch string is needed

Therefore the number of bracelets is,


\begin{gathered} \text{number =}(20)/(5.5) \\ \text{ =3.6} \\ \end{gathered}

so the number is 3

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