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Shelia it’s going to divide 836 inch piece of ribbon into five equal pieces. She says each piece will be 7 inch long. What is her mistake
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Shelia it’s going to divide 836 inch piece of ribbon into five equal pieces. She says each piece will be 7 inch long. What is her mistake

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Answer: Her mistake is that she would have to make each piece 167.2 inches long to have 5 equal pieces.

Explanation:

7 * 5 ≠ 836

836/5 = 167.2

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