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Todd has 17 inches of rope. This is 1/3 of the length of rope that he needs to tie his boat to a dock. How many inches of rope does he need to tie his boat to the dock. Show your work.

Todd has 17 inches of rope. This is 1/3 of the length of rope that he needs to tie-example-1
User Rsoren
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Answer:

17 inches 0-0 dang

Explanation:

User Dan Barclay
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Answer:

length of rope = 51 inches

Explanation:

Let the length of the rope = x inches


(1)/(3)*x=17\\\\\\Multiply \ both \ sides \ by \ 3 \\\\x = 17*3\\

x = 51

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