document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=779489>Question 779489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each pass through a lumber plane shaves off .015 inch of thickness from a board. How many times must a board originally <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".875 inch thick, be run through the planer if a board of thickness .74 inch is desired. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #475278 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=475278\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let c = count of runs through the planer.  Thickness removed for c runs is 0.015c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thickness of board if starting 0.875 inches thick is 0.875-0.015c.  Wanting the resulting thickness of the board to be 0.74, then makes the statement:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.875-0.015c=0.74 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.875-0.015c=0.74\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you would make a sensible judgement in case c is not a whole number. </SPAN>\n" );
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