Rhonda has one sheet of paper. She cuts it into thirds and stacks the 3 sheets. If she completes this process a total of 5 times, how many sheets thick will the resulting stack be? by the way sh only has to complete the process 27 before it reaches the moon.

Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?