SOLUTION: Evette has 41 1/2 feet of string. She wants to cut it into pieces 3 3/4 feet long. How many pieces of string will she have? How much string remains, if any?
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Question 96932: Evette has 41 1/2 feet of string. She wants to cut it into pieces 3 3/4 feet long. How many pieces of string will she have? How much string remains, if any?
Answer by evhil_mahabahkah(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
41 ½ / 3 ¾
83/2 / 15/4
83/2 x 4/15 (reciprocal)
116/15 or 11 remainder 1/15
Therefore, there are 11 strings and, 41 ½ - 11(3 ¾) = ¼ ft remaining string
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