Question 153590
What is the total length of 32 pieces of copper wire, if each piece is 2 3/16 inches long?
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32 * 2{{{3/16}}} = 32 * {{{35/16}}}
Cancel 16 into 32:
2 * 35 = 70 inches
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... A women worked 7 1/2 hours per day for 14 days how many hours did she work?
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7{{{1/2}}} * 14  = {{{15/2}}}
Cancel 2 into 14
7 * 15 = 105 hrs
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.... Five and one-fourth dollars are to be divided among three boys. How many dollars will each receive?
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5{{{1/4}}} * {{{1/3}}}  =  {{{21/4}}} * {{{1/3}}}
Cancel 3 into 21
{{{7/4}}} = 1{{{3/4}}}
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.....Three hundred fifty pounds of sugar were poured into 4 3/8 pound packages. How many packages were filled?
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350 / 4{{{3/8}}}  =  350 / {{{35/8}}}
Invert the dividing fraction and multiply
350 * {{{8/35}}}
Cancel 35 into 350
10 * 8 = 80 pkgs 

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