The pitch of a screw is the distance between threads. With each complete rotation of the screw, it goes in or out a distance equal to its pitch. How far will a screw with a pitch of 1/19 inches go into a piece of oak when it is turned 11 complete rotations clockwise? The screw will go into the wood ___ inches

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The pitch of a screw is the distance between threads. With each complete rotation of the screw, it goes in or out a distance equal to its pitch. How far will a screw with a pitch of 1/19 inches go into a piece of oak when it is turned 11 complete rotations clockwise?  The screw will go into the wood ___ inches

e.mccormick · Answer

If one rotation is 1 pitch, then 11 rotations is 11 pitch measurements.  So how far is that?