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Electrobro567
Electrobro567 Electrobro567
  • 10-01-2016
  • Mathematics
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Shelly is building a bookcase and cutting out shelves from a piece of lumber that is 12 1/2 feet long. Each shelf needs to be 1 1/2 long. How many pieces can she cut from the piece ?

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Billymkhoi
Billymkhoi Billymkhoi
  • 10-01-2016

(12 1/2 ft)* (1 piece/ (1 1/2 ft))= 8 1/3 pieces.

Shelly can cut 8 full pieces from the original piece of lumber~

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