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Question
The length of the staircase is `5 1/2` m. If one step is set at `1/4` m, then how many steps will be there in the staircase?
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Solution
Length of the staircase = `5 1/2` m
Distance between each step = `1/4` m
∴ Number of steps in the staircase = `5 1/2 ÷ 1/4`
= `11/2 ÷ 1/4`
= `11/2 xx 4/1`
= 22
There will be 22 steps in the staircase
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