Question

Doors for a small cabinets are 11.5 inches long. Doors for the large cabinets are 2.3 times as long as the doors for the small cabinets. How many large doors can be cut from a board that is 10.5 feet long?

Answer 1

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1 ft = 12 inches.
10.5 ft = 126 inches.
11.5 × 2.3 = 26.45
126/26.45 = 4.76 (About)

4.76 large doors can be cut from a 10.5 ft long board.