SOLUTION: A skating rink is 32ft x 49ft. The ply wood boards used to build it are 48 inches. Ply wood comes in 4 x 8 pieces. How many pieces of ply wood are used to build the rink?

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The ply wood boards used to build it are 48 inches. or 4'

  linear length of boards needed

 4' by 8' will yield  pieces 4' by 4' 

    40.5/2 = 20.25, will need 21 pieces of plywood