A factory makes sheets of metal that are 2/3 of an inch thick. If a worker at the factory makes a stack of 5 of the sheets, how many inches thick will the stack be?

10/3 inches thick

Step-by-step explanation:

A factory produces sheets of a metal that is 2/3 of an inch thick

The worker at a factory makes a stack of 5 of the sheets

Therefore the thickness of the stack in inches can be calculated as follows

= 2/3 × 5

= 10/3

Hence the stack will be 10/3 inches thick

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step-by-step explanation:

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