document.write( "Question 1013411: wooden boards are sold only in lengths of multiples of 2 feet.the shortest board is 6 feet and the longest is 24 feet. a carpenter needs many of such boards exactly 5 1/2 feet in length. to minimize wastage, what lengths should he order? \n" ); document.write( "
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