SOLUTION: 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 l

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Question 1013411: 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?
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Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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22 feet - no waste

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice that multiples of 5 1/2 feet are 5 1/2, 11, 16 1/2, and 22 feet.
But since the boards only come in multiples of two feet, only the 22 foot boards work here.