SOLUTION: How Many 8inch x 8 feet wood boards are needed to fill up an area that equals 1000 square feet?
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Question 848311: How Many 8inch x 8 feet wood boards are needed to fill up an area that equals 1000 square feet?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 inch = 2/3 feet
area of one board = 8 feet * 2/3 feet = 16/3 feet^2
1000/(16/3) = 187.5 boards.
We can't have half of a board (well maybe you can), so we only use 187 full boards.
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