An electrician

An electrician needs 1 1/3 rolls of electrical wire to wire each room in a house. How many rooms can he wire with 6 2/3 rolls of wire?

Correct result:

n =  5

Solution:

a=1+13=43≐1.3333 b=6+23=203≐6.6667  n=b/a=6.6667/1.3333=5

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nice problem with mixed fractions...

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