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Ariana has a rope that is 72 inches long. She wants to cut it into equal pieces. Should she cut it every 8 inches or every 7 inches? Explain
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Ariana has a rope that is 72 inches long. She wants to cut it into equal pieces. Should she cut it every 8 inches or every 7 inches? Explain

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Every 8 inches because 72 divided by 8 is 9. However, 72 divided by 7 is 10.287514 and some other repeating numbers. It would be really hard for her to cut the rope into equal pieces that way
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8, It will be a whole number.

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