SOLUTION: You are assigned to load bar stock into a machine to make a part. Each part is 7/8" long. You have to allow an extra 1/8" for each part for the machine to cut off the part. How man

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Question 1110152: You are assigned to load bar stock into a machine to make a part. Each part is 7/8" long. You have to allow an extra 1/8" for each part for the machine to cut off the part. How many feet of bar stock will you need to make 240 parts?
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You are assigned to load bar stock into a machine to make a part. Each part is 7/8" long. You have to allow an extra 1/8" for each part for the machine to cut off the part. How many feet of bar stock will you need to make 240 parts?
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Each part uses 1" --> 240 inches
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1 ft = 12"