There are 100 file folders, each 0.45 inches thick, that will be placed in drawers. Each drawer can hold file folders with a combined thickness of no more than 7.5 inches. No folder is split between 2 drawers. All but one drawer will hold the maximum number of folders. What is the combined thickness, in inches, of the folders that are in the partially filled drawer? F. 1.8 G. 2.0 H. 2.7 J. 4.0 K. 6.0

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There are 100 file folders, each 0.45 inches thick, that will be placed in drawers. Each drawer can hold file folders with a combined thickness of no more than 7.5 inches. No folder is split between 2 drawers. All but one drawer will hold the maximum number of folders. What is the combined thickness, in inches, of the folders that are in the partially filled drawer? F. 1.8 G. 2.0 H. 2.7 J. 4.0 K. 6.0

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