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Think About the Process  A building needs 17 comma 616 ft of electrical wire to be constructed. Each roll of wire contains 367 ft or wire. What is the first step in finding the number of rolls of wire needed to construct the​ building? Find the number of rolls of wire.
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Part 1
What is the first step in finding the number of rolls of wire needed to construct the​ building?
Subtract
Multiply
Compare
Divide

Answer 1

First step: Divide.

Compute: 17,616 ÷ 367 = 48.

So you need 48 rolls of wire.