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A pile of string measures to be 4 5/6 feet long. For a project Ms. Thompson wants to cut the long piece of string into several smaller pieces. Each piece that she cuts will measure 2/3 feet. How many whole pieces can she cut from the original piece of string if each piece is 2/3 feet long?

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Answer:

7 pieces

Explanation:

change 4 5/6 into an irregular fraction. 29/6

divide 29/6 by 2/3. to do this, flip and multiply

29/6 * 3/2 = 87/12 = 7.25 or 7 whole pieces

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