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Sully built a shelf 8 5/8 inches wide for his DVD collection. If each DVD is 3/8 inches

wide, how many can he fit on the new shelf?

User SarangArd
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Answer:

23

Explanation:

8 5/8 = 69/8

Each DVD is 3/8 inches

Ignore the denominators

We have 69 and 3

69 is 23 times bigger than 3, so 23 DVD's can fit

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