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Question 1043238: Toms company supplies circular cover plates for recessed can lights. How many plates with a 1 ft radius can be made from a 4ft by 8 ft sheet of stainless steel? What percentage of the steel will be available for recycling?
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Toms company supplies circular cover plates for recessed can lights. How many plates with a 1 ft radius can be made
from a 4ft by 8 ft sheet of stainless steel? What percentage of the steel will be available for recycling?
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Cut // divide // separate the original 4 x 8 sheet into 2*4 = 8 squares 2 x 2 feet each and make 1 plate from every cut.
2*4 = 8 circular plates.
For recycling: = = 6.88 sq.ft.
Percentage: = 0.215 = 21.5%.
