SOLUTION: can you please help me to figure out how to solve this bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 7 5/7 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer mu

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Question 903905: can you please help me to figure out how to solve this
bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 7 5/7 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/7 inch thick?
estimate and actual number of spacers
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The tube is 75%2F7long, or 54%2F7long.
Each spacer must be 6%2F7 long.
IF you cut perfectly, you can get 54%2F6 pieces out of it. 54%2F6=9 pieces

In real life, you always leave 10% for waste.
Remember, measure twice, cut once.