how do I answer this

Question

A manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 5 2/5
inches long. How
many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 3/5
inch? thick?


The estimated quotient is?

Answer 1

in this case it is just as easy to get the exact answer

5 2/5=27/5

how many 3s are in 27 ?

the answer is 9