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Hannah had A string that was 28 inches long. If she wanted to cut the string into three pieces, each the same length, how long will each piece be? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

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9 1/3 is the answer, and it lies between 8 and 10
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Each string if cut evenly would be 9 and 1/3 inches. The two whole numbers it would lie between would be 10 and 9 inches.
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