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Billy cuts 2/5 -inch sections of wood to make a birdhouse roof. He cut 37 sections. How many inches did he cut?

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Yeah it’s 14.8 inches
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Answer:

14.8 inches

Explanation:

Billy has 37 sections and for each section he cuts 2/5 of it; 2/5 is equivalent to .4. To find out how many inches he cut, you just multiply the sections by 2/5.

37 * .4 = 14.8

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