SOLUTION: Phillip used four pieces of masking tape, each 6 inches long, to put up each of his posters. Phillip had a 300-foot roll of masking tape when he started. If no tape was wasted, whi

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Question 338797: Phillip used four pieces of masking tape, each 6 inches long, to put up each of his posters. Phillip had a 300-foot roll of masking tape when he started. If no tape was wasted, which of the following represents the number of feet of masking tape that was left on the roll after he put up n posters? (12 inches = 1 foot)
(A) 300 – 6n
(B) 300 – 2n
(C) 300 - n
(D) 300 – 1/2n
(E) 300 - 1/4n
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