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18 March, 02:21

A section of a boardwalk is made using 15boards. Each board is 9/1/4 inches wide. The total width of the section is 144 inches. The spacing between each board is equal. What is the width of the spacing between each board.

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  1. 18 March, 02:38
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    If there are 15 boards there are 14 gaps in-between.

    But first, 15 boards each 9 and 1/4th inches so you get a total of 138 inches and 3/4th

    If you subtract that from 144 you get 5 inches and 1/4th. The remaining amount is the total of all of the distance from the spacing.

    Then you divide that by 14 (number of gaps/spacing in-between.)

    So you get. 375 inches. (3/8)

    So width of the spacing between each board is 3/8ths of a inch
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