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A 271⁄2-mile stretch of road needs repaving. A company bid on the repaving project, saying they could repave 21⁄4 miles of road per week. How many weeks will the company take to completely repave the stretch of road?

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15-10-2018

turn each number into an improper fraction

27 1/2 = (2*27+1 )/2 = 55/2

2 1/4 = (4*2+1)/4 = 9/4

55/2 divided by 9/4

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55/2 * 4/9

220/18

110/9 12*9 = 108

12 2/9 weeks

or if we round 13 weeks

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