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16-01-2017
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Zach solved this problem. Maria had a spool of ribbon 68 inches long. She cut the ribbon into 8 equal-length pieces. How long was each piece of ribbon? Zach said the answer was 0.85 inches. Is Zach's answer reasonable

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Аноним Аноним

16-01-2017

No, because 64 ÷ 8 = 8 and 72 ÷ 8 = 9, so the answer should be between 8 and 9.

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hannahmh hannahmh

16-01-2017

8 times 8.5 (or 8 1/2) is 68 so 8.5 would be the answer

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