For an art project,
Marco
cuts
a
12 and two thirds
ft piece of string into
8
equal pieces. How long is each piece?
Maria
cuts
her
string into
8
equal pieces of length
2 and seven twelfths
ft. Which student started with the longer piece of string? How much longer was it?
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I figured it out
At most, how many two fifths
2
5-inch-long pieces of string can you cut from a four fifths
4
5-inch-long piece of string?
2
5-inch-long pieces of string can you cut from a four fifths
4
5-inch-long piece of string?
Marcos pieces are each 1' 7"inches (which is irrelevant to the final result). Maria started with 8 pieces @ 2' 7" which equals 20' 8". Ergo Maria's string started 8' longer than Marcos was.
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