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Jason has a piece of wire that is 62.4 inches long. He cuts the wire into 3 equal pieces. Estimate the length of 1 piece of wire.

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Let's estimate the length of 1 piece of wire.

Since Jason has a piece of wire that is 62.4 inches long and he cuts these wire onto 3 equal pieces, notice that then we have to estimate the next quotient\textbf{estimate the next quotient}:

62.4÷362.4\div 3

In another words, find the number close to\textbf{close to} 62.4 that divides easily\textbf{divides easily} by 3:

6362.463÷3=2163 \approx 62.4 \quad\quad\rightarrow\quad\quad 63 \div 3 = 21 \quad\textcolor{#c34632}{\checkmark}

Therefore, the estimate\textbf{estimate} will be 21\text{\underline{\quad \textbf{21}\quad}} inches.

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