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29 December, 23:59

I will use fancy gold and red wrapping paper for two packages i have to wrap. I will use 1 2/4 yard of paper for one of the boxes and 5/6 for the other box. The paper must be cut into pieces that are 1/3 yard long. How many pieces will i cut to use for the gift boxes.

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  1. 30 December, 00:09
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    Well you need first 1 2/4 of a yard. Then you will need 5/6 of a yard. But first you need to put them together. So we need to find the common denominator. Six and four both share which multiple? Twelve. So let's rewrite that. You need 1 6/12 yards + 10/12 yards of wrapping paper. But before we do anything else we need to fix the mixed number. 1 6/12 isn't as easy to add ad 18/12 is. So 18/12 + 10/12 = 28/12

    That can simplify as well. Now it's 14/6 which is equivalent to the fraction we had before. But it can also go down to 2 2/6. Now we can simplify it even further. By dividing it by two we can get 2 1/3. These are the measurements we need. So you would need how many thirds? Seven. (2 1/3 is seven thirds) This is your final answer.

    You would need to have seven peices of wrapping paper cut to wrap both gift boxes.
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