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Carle is cutting pieces of string that are exactly 24 3/8 inches long. How many pieces can she cut from a ball of string that has 100 feet?
1 foot= 12 inches

A) 49 pieces
B) 24 pieces
C) 4 pieces
D) 292 pieces

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andyrules36
The answer is A because 24 3/8 inches is roughly 2 feet, 100/2 is 50, and since there is a small 3/8 value, the answer is 49
scme1702
Total length in inches = 12 x 100
= 1200
Length of one piece = 195/8
Total pieces = 1200 / (195/8)
= (1200 x 8)/195
= 49.2
The total complete pieces obtainable = 49