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If 8 boards are stacked on top of each other and each board is 2 1/4 inches thick, how high is the stack?

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User Jimzie
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It's the same as 2 1/4 times 8. There's an image to show why. An easy way to mentally solve it is to do 2•8=16 first, and then 8/4=2, 16+2=18. I hope this helped!!❤️
If 8 boards are stacked on top of each other and each board is 2 1/4 inches thick-example-1
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User Csterling
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8 x 2 1/4 = 18

the stack is 18 in. thick.

Hope this helps!!
~Kiwi
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User Abdul Hadi
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