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document.write( "Nathan wants to make a bookcase for his bedroom. It will be 110cm high and will contain four rows of books. Each shelf will be 55cm long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The planks of wood cost £3.00 per metre and can be bought in length of 250cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The planks are 20cm wide and 2cm thick.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many planks will be needed for the two sides? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "each shelf will be 55 centimeters long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the planks of wood cost 3 pounds per meter and can be bought in lengths of 250 centimeters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the planks are 5 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters thick.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 meter equals 100 centimeters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the cost of 3 pounds per meter is equal to .03 pounds per centimeter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the boards are sold in lengths of 250 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you want to know how many boards of wood will be needed for the 2 sides of the shelf.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sides of the shelf are each 110 centimeters in length for a total of 220 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "220 centimeters is less than 250 centimeters, so only 1 board needs to be bought, since 250 centimeters is longer than 220 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the cost will be 250 * .03 = 7.5 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since all you wanted to know was how much for the 2 sides of the shelf, 7.5 pounds appears to be your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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