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An art student uses a roll of wallpaper to decorate two gift boxes. The student will use 3 1 3 yards of paper for one box and 5 6 yard of paper for the other box. The paper must be cut into pieces that are 1 6 yard long. How many pieces will the student cut to use for the gift boxes?

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Answer:

25 pieces

Explanation:

Given


Box_1 = 3(1)/(3)


Box_2 = (5)/(6)


Pieces = (1)/(6) yard

Required

Determine the number of pieces

First, we need to determine the total yards of paper


Total = Box_1 + Box_2


Total = 3(1)/(3) + (5)/(6)


Total = (10)/(3) + (5)/(6)


Total = (20 + 5)/(6)


Total = (25)/(6)

Divide by the size of the pieces to get the number of pieces


Number = Total/Pieces


Number = (25)/(6) / (1)/(6)


Number = (25)/(6) * (6)/(1)


Number = (25)/(1) * (1)/(1)


Number = 25

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