SOLUTION: If you have a piece of plastic that is 25" wide and 34" long and you need it cut to 12.5" wide by 17" long, how many pieces would you get out of one piece?

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Question 1013610: If you have a piece of plastic that is 25" wide and 34" long and you need it cut to 12.5" wide by 17" long, how many pieces would you get out of one piece?
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you draw yourself a diagram you can see that four pieces can be cut, two along the length and two along the width.
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