SOLUTION: A manufacturer of bird feeder cut spaces from tube that 5 1/4 inches long. How many spaces can be cut from tube if each spacer must be 3/4 inch thick.
Question 630936: A manufacturer of bird feeder cut spaces from tube that 5 1/4 inches long. How many spaces can be cut from tube if each spacer must be 3/4 inch thick. Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A manufacturer of bird feeder cut spaces from tube that 5 1/4 inches long. How many spaces can be cut from tube if each spacer must be 3/4 inch thick.
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5 1/4 = 5 + 1/4 = 20/4 + 1/4 = 21/4
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(21/4)/(3/4)
(21/4)*(4/3)
(21/1)*(1/3)
(21/3)
7
