document.write( "Question 19783: A carpenter has a piece of lumber measuring 7 feet 6 and 3/4 inches long. How much must the carpenter saw off to be left with a piece 5 feet 11 5/16 inches long? (Note: Assume the saw cut has no width) \n" ); document.write( "

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total length: 7feet 6 and 3/4 inches
\n" ); document.write( "=7feet and (27/4)inches
\n" ); document.write( "=(7*12)+(27/4) inches
\n" ); document.write( "=84+(27/4)inches
\n" ); document.write( "=((4*84)+27)/4 inches
\n" ); document.write( "=(336+27)/4 inches
\n" ); document.write( "=363/4 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "so total length of wood=363/4 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "piece to be left with: 5 feet 11 5/16 inches
\n" ); document.write( "=(5*12)+(11 and 5/16)
\n" ); document.write( "=60+(11*16+5)/16
\n" ); document.write( "=60+(181/16)
\n" ); document.write( "=((16*60)+181)/16
\n" ); document.write( "=(960+181)/16
\n" ); document.write( "=1141/16 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "now length to be cut off=total-piece
\n" ); document.write( "=(363/4)-(1141/16)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%284%2A363%29-1141%29%2F16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281452-1141%29%2F16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"311%2F16\"$ inches
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\n" ); document.write( "convert this to feet by dividing by 12
\n" ); document.write( " $\"311%2F%2812%2A16%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"311%2F192\"$
\n" ); document.write( "approx 1.6 feet
\n" ); document.write( "[1foot and (119/192)inches]
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps,
\n" ); document.write( "Prabhat \n" ); document.write( "

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