A stack of 500 pieces of paper is 1.875 inches tall. Diego guesses that each piece of paper is 0.015 inches thick but his math is incorrect. Determine the correct thickness of each piece of paper.

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A stack of 500 pieces of paper is 1.875 inches tall. Diego guesses that each piece of paper is 0.015 inches thick but his math is incorrect. Determine the correct thickness of each piece of paper.

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Answer:

0.00375

Step-by-step explanation:

Simply 1.875 inches divided by 500 papers.

Greg Viv answered Jan 25, 2023

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