Michelle is building shelves for her room. She has a plank 137 inches long that she wants to cut into 7 shelves of equal length.

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nadya68 [22]

2 years ago

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Michelle is building shelves for her room. She has a plank 137 inches long that she wants to cut into 7 shelves of equal length.

The plank has jagged ends, so she will start by cutting 2 inches of each end. How long will each shelf be?

Mathematics

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bixtya [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-18T11:40:11+03:00

bixtya [17]2 years ago

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Because she cut off a total of 4 inches, the plank is now 133 inches long. Divide 133 by 7 to get her 7 equal parts, and <u>each shelf will be 19 inches.</u>