document.write( "Question 1046520: Emily has a yellow ribbon that is 5 feet long and an orange ribbon that is 13 1/2 feet long. She wants to cut each ribbon into smaller strips that are 1 2/3 feet long.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer part b first. Divide 5 by . Hint: Change your mixed number(s) to improper fraction(s), then invert and multiply. If necessary, round down (extra pieces of ribbon that are less than feet long don't count).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer part a by adding the answers to part b and c.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer part d by dividing the answer to part b by the answer to part c.\r
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