document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883925>Question 883925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"How do you solve this word problem?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A carpenter cuts three 4'6\" shelves from a 14' board. How long a piece was left over?\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=533849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4'6\" = 4 + 6/12 = 4.5 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*4.5 = 13.5 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14 - 13.5 = 0.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There's 0.5 or 1/2 a foot of board left over. Equivalently, there are 6 inches of board left. </SPAN>\n" );
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