Cam has a piece of plywood that is 6 7/8 feet wide. He is going to cut shelves from the plywood that are each 1 1/6 feet wide. W

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balu736 [363]

3 years ago

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Cam has a piece of plywood that is 6 7/8 feet wide. He is going to cut shelves from the plywood that are each 1 1/6 feet wide. W

hich is a good estimate for the number of shelves Cam can make?

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2 answers:

jeyben [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-14T16:53:56+03:00

jeyben [28]3 years ago

7 0

6 7/8= 55/8
6 1/6= 7/6
first find common denominators
55/8 * 3= 165/24
7/6 * 4= 28/24
165/24 divided by 28/24 is the same as 165/24 time 24/28
so that equals 3960/672
which equals 5.8928
so estimates about 5 shelves<span />

skad [1K] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-14T19:03:10+03:00

skad [1K]3 years ago

5 0

Cam would be able to make about 4 shelves