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Cyrano de Bergerac had a prominent nose. As a matter of fact, it was so large that it was often the only thing people noticed about him. If one had to choose an adjective to describe Cyrano's nose, the best would be "tremendous!" Cyrano fell in love with a beautiful young woman, but knew she could never love someone so ugly. It's a long story, but in the end, Cyrano discovered that he was wrong. The young woman did love him. Cyrano's nose was sixteen centimeters long. 1 cm = 0.39 in. How long was Cyrano's nose in inches? Round off your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.
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Christopher and his grandfather picked apples from their orchard and pressed them to make cider. While they worked, they would discuss and solve all the problems in the world. When the kettle was full, they would pour the cider into bottles that they kept in a shed built over a cool stream. When it was time to go to the market, they took some of the cider with them to sell. If each bottle held 2.1 quarts of cider, how many bottles could they fill from an 8.6-gallon kettle?
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