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14 November, 09:11

Cam has a piece of plywood that is 6 7/8 feet wide. He is going to cut shelves from the plywood that are each 1 1/6 feet wide. Which is a good estimate for the number of shelves Cam can make?

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  1. 14 November, 09:29
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    Cam would be able to make about 4 shelves
  2. 14 November, 09:54
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    6 7/8 = 55/8

    6 1/6 = 7/6

    first find common denominators

    55/8 * 3 = 165/24

    7/6 * 4 = 28/24

    165/24 divided by 28/24 is the same as 165/24 time 24/28

    so that equals 3960/672

    which equals 5.8928

    so estimates about 5 shelves
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