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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A circular disk is 0.375 of an inch in thickness. If there are 24 disks stacked one on top of the other. How high is the stack of disks?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well if you had two things, each of which was 0.375, how much are they together?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is .75

OpenStudy (anonymous):

explain how you got that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(.375 inches thick)(2 disk)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

therefore (.375)(24)=9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exactly! you got it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But..How high is the stack?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.375 times 24 = 9 The stack is 9 inches high

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