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Ashton has a piece of string that is 520 centimeters long. He cuts the string into 8 equal peices and uses 6 of the pieces for a project. How many centimeters of string does Ashton use for his project?

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Answer:Ashton used 390 centimeters of string for his project.

Explanation:

The total length of the piece of string that Ashton has is 520 centimeters.

He cuts the string into 8 equal pieces. This means that the length of each string would be

520/8 = 65 centimeters.

If he 6 of the pieces for a project, it means that the number of centimeters of string that Ashton used for his project would be

65 Ă— 6 = 390 centimeters

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