SOLUTION: A carpenter goes through 2 3/5 boxes of nails finishing 3 1/2 rooves. How much would he use finishing 8 rooves
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Question 1049233: A carpenter goes through 2 3/5 boxes of nails finishing 3 1/2 rooves. How much would he use finishing 8 rooves
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I'm not sure that rooves is a word. Might be roofs.
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To find roofs per box, divide the # of roofs by the # of boxes.
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roofs/box = 3.5/2/6 = 35/26
The inverse is boxes/roof = 26/35
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For 8 roofs:
--> 8*(26/35) = 208/35
