SOLUTION: Nicole is using spacers to separate two steel plates. Each spacer is 3/16 thick. how many spacers are needed to separate the plates by 1 1/2

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Question 142354: Nicole is using spacers to separate two steel plates. Each spacer is 3/16 thick. how many spacers are needed to separate the plates by 1 1/2
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.5/.1875=8 spacers will be needed.