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"A carpenter cuts three 4'6" shelves from a 14' board. How long a piece was left over?"
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"A carpenter cuts three 4'6" shelves from a 14' board. How long a piece was left over?"
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4'6" = 4 + 6/12 = 4.5 ft
3*4.5 = 13.5 ft
14 - 13.5 = 0.5
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There's 0.5 or 1/2 a foot of board left over. Equivalently, there are 6 inches of board left.
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