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OpenStudy (amber15):

The pitch of a screw is the distance between its threads. with each complete ratation, the screw goes in or out a distance equal to it's pitch of a screw is 4/19 inch, how far will it go into a peice of oak when it is 9 complete rotation clock wise? The screw will go into the wood --- inches simplify your answer type an interger or fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Multiply 9 times 4/19.

OpenStudy (amber15):

would it be 36/19

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yup! Those do not share any factors (they're "relative primes" with each other) so you cannot simplify.

OpenStudy (amber15):

okay thanks

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