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Michael's father bought him a 16 foot board to cut into shelves for his bedroom. Michael plans to cut the boards into 11 equal size lengths for his shelves.

a) The saw blade that Michael will use to cut the board will change the length of the board by -0.125 inches for each cut. How will this affect the total length of the board?

Question

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Michael's father bought him a 16 foot board to cut into shelves for his bedroom. Michael plans to cut the boards into 11 equal size lengths for his shelves.

a) The saw blade that Michael will use to cut the board will change the length of the board by -0.125 inches for each cut. How will this affect the total length of the board?

anonymous · Answer

the saw blade removes 1/8 inch of material when it cuts. you have to account for this when determining the possible lengths:
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