Josiah has A piece of wood that measures 10 1/8 feet. He wants to make 5 shelves. If each shelf is 1 3/4 long, does he have enough to make 5 shelves?

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Journey Gonzales

Mathematics

13 July, 16:31

Josiah has A piece of wood that measures 10 1/8 feet. He wants to make 5 shelves. If each shelf is 1 3/4 long, does he have enough to make 5 shelves?

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Jakayla Oneal · Answer 1

Yes, he has enough to make 5 shelves

Step-by-step explanation:

Since each shelve is 1 3/4 long, and the piece of wood is 10 1/8

Making five shelves = 5 * 1 3/4 = > 8 3/4

8 3/4 is way less than the 10 1/8, therefore there is enough.