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A manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 4 4/11 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/11 inches thick?
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A manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 4 4/11 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/11 inches thick?
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Question 726974:
A manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 4 4/11 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 6/11 inches thick?
Exact number of spacers:
Estimated answer: Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (4 4/11)/(4/11)
((4*11+4)/11)/(4/11)
((44+4)/11)/(4/11) INVERT THE RIGHT HAND FRACTUION & MULTIPLY
48/11*11/4 CANCEL OUT THE 11 INTEGER.
48/4=12 PIECES ANS.
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