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A stack of boards is 24 inches high. The thickness of each board is 3/8 inch. How many boards are in the stack A. 1/9 B. 1/6 C. 9 D. 64

A stack of boards is 24 inches high. The thickness of each board is 3/8 inch. How many boards are in the stack A. 1/9 B. 1/6 C. 9 D. 64
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A stack of boards is 24 inches high. The thickness of each board is 3/8 inch. How many boards are in the stack

A. 1/9

B. 1/6

C. 9

D. 64

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Answer:

64

Explanation:

number of boards=24÷3/8=24×8/3=64

User Hamster On Wheels
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64

First we do 3/8, which puts the fraction into decimal form. This turns out to be .375

Next we do 24/.375 which equals 64.
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