SOLUTION: a manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 2 2/11 inches long. HOw many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/11 inches thick?

Question 399950: a manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 2 2/11 inches long. HOw many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/11 inches thick?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 2 2/11 inches long. HOw many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/11 inches thick?
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2 2/11 = 24/11
24/6 = 4 spacers (with no waste)
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I've never seen a measuring tape or device calibrated in 11th of inches.
Yesterday a problem had 7ths of hours, maybe they come from the same place.

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