A job order requires you to use a miter saw to cut 38 pieces of rough stock. The pieces have to be 5 1/4" long, the width of the

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blade is 1/16", the boards measure 10 feet long and the operator gets paid .25 for each cut piece. How many boards will you need?

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lilavasa [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-19T10:50:10+03:00

Answer:

<h2>19.95 ≅ 20 boards will be required.</h2>

Step-by-step explanation:

The pieces have to be $5 + \frac{1}{4}$ = $\frac{21}{4}$ feet long.

A total number of 38 pieces are needed to cut.

In order to make 38 pieces total required length is $38 \times\frac{21}{4}$ = $\frac{19times21}{2}$ = 199.5

1 board is 10 feet long, hence total requirement of board is $\frac{199.5}{10}$ = 19.95