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Evaluating Expressions 11-16-2023

1. If the wood spindles are each 10 inches long, how many stays could you cut from one spindle?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

2. How many inches of the spindle would be left over?

• 1/4

• 4/5

• 1/2

• 1/3

3. If the wood spindles are each 12 inches long, how many stays could you cut from one spindle?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

4. How many inches of the spindle would be left over?

• 3 1/4

• 1 3/4

• 2 2/3

• 2 1/4

5. If the wood spindles are each 10 inches long, how many of these stays could you cut from one spindle?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8