SOLUTION: how many boards,each 2 feet 8 inchees long, can be cut from a board 16 feet long if there is no waste?
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Question 648525: how many boards,each 2 feet 8 inchees long, can be cut from a board 16 feet long if there is no waste?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert everything to inches
2' 8" = inches
16' =
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6 of the 16' boards can be cut
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