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Vanessa buys a strip of 25 postage stamps the stamps is 21 7/8 inches long how long is it after Vanessa uses on stamp

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To get the answer we have to multiply 25 times 21 7/8. To do that we have to transform 21 7/8 into improper fraction and thn multiply 25 times numerator.
[tex]21 \frac{7}{8}= \frac{21*8+7}{8}= \frac{175}{8} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{175}{8}*25 = \frac{175*25}{8}= \frac{4375}{8}=546 \frac{x}{y} \frac{7}{8} [/tex] - its the answer