SOLUTION: Please solve this question Nathan wants to make a bookcase for his bedroom. It will be 110cm high and will contain four rows of books. Each shelf will be 55cm long. The planks of

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Nathan wants to make a bookcase for his bedroom. It will be 110cm high and will contain four rows of books. Each shelf will be 55cm long.
The planks of wood cost £3.00 per metre and can be bought in length of 250cm.
The planks are 20cm wide and 2cm thick.

1. What will it cost to buy each plank of wood?
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The cost of the planks is £3.00 per metre; the length of the planks is 250cm. How many metres is 250cm?
Multiply the cost per metre times the number of metres.