document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399950>Question 399950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 2/11 = 24/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/6 = 4 spacers (with no waste)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've never seen a measuring tape or device calibrated in 11th of inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yesterday a problem had 7ths of hours, maybe they come from the same place.<BR>\n" );
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