Matt bought some boards to build a wooden deck. Some of the boards were 4 ft long and some of the boards were 5 ft long. He boug

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pshichka [43]

3 years ago

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Matt bought some boards to build a wooden deck. Some of the boards were 4 ft long and some of the boards were 5 ft long. He boug

ht 35 ft of boards altogether. How many boards altogether did Matt buy?

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2 answers:

Inessa05 [86] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-15T13:32:28+03:00

Inessa05 [86]3 years ago

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Answer: 8 boards

Step-by-step explanation: 3 x 5 = 15

4 x 5 = 20

20 + 15 = 35

Kazeer [188] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-15T11:57:55+03:00

Kazeer [188]3 years ago

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Answer:

8 boards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since he bought a few of each length. The only combination that works is when he bought 5 of the 4 ft long board so 4×5=20. Than he bought 3 of the 5ft boards 3×5=15. 20+15=35 ft worth of boards.