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8 July, 07:29

Jim nasium is building a tree house for histwo daughters. He cuts 12 pieces of wood from a board that is 128 inches long. He cuts 5 pieces that measure 15.75 inches each and7 pieces evenly cut from what is left. Jim calculates that, due to thewidth of his cuttingblade, he will lose a total of 2 inches of wood after making all of the cuts. What is the length of each of the seven pieces

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  1. 8 July, 07:36
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    6.75 inches each

    Step-by-step explanation:

    128 less 2 inches for the cuttingblade

    5 x 15.75 = 78.75

    126 - 78.75 = 47.25

    47.25/7 = 6.75
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