A company sells cardboard that is 8 7/8 mm thick. Write an equation to solve for the number of sheets of cardboard, c, in a pile that is 372 3/4 mm thick. What must be done to both sides to solve the equation?

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

either turn the fractions into decimals
divide in order to geet C by itself

lilg132 · Answer

$$c = 372 {3 \over 4} \div 8 {7 \over 8}$$

anonymous · Answer

or turn into mixed fractions - multiply both sides by LCF in order to get rid of fractions
continuee as above - divide to get C by itself