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Diana is a junior counselor at Cactusville Craft Camp. One day, Diana's campers make lanyard keychains out of plastic string. For each keychain, Diana cuts a long piece of string into 8 equal pieces. Each piece is 1.25 feet long.
Which equation can you use to find the length s of the long piece of string before Diana cuts it?
Solve this equation for s to find the length of the long piece of string.
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To find the length \( s \) of the long piece of string before Diana cuts it, we need to consider that she cuts the string into 8 equal pieces, each being 1.25 feet long.
The relationship can be expressed with the equation:
\[ s = 8 \times 1.25 \]
Now, we can solve this equation:
\[ s = 8 \times 1.25 \]
Calculating the right side:
\[ 8 \times 1.25 = 10 \]
So,
\[ s = 10 \text{ feet} \]
Thus, the length of the long piece of string before Diana cuts it is 10 feet.
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