document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013411>Question 1013411</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629787 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629787\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Notice that multiples of 5 1/2 feet are 5 1/2, 11, 16 1/2, and 22 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But since the boards only come in multiples of two feet, only the 22 foot boards work here. </SPAN>\n" );
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