a carpenter needs to make 60 dowels. Each dowel must be 6 inches long. the wood from which the carpenter will cut the dowels com

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a carpenter needs to make 60 dowels. Each dowel must be 6 inches long. the wood from which the carpenter will cut the dowels com

es in 4 foot lengths. what is the least number of 4 foot lengths of wood the carpenter can buy and still make 60 dowels.

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forsale [732] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-20T20:24:10+03:00

forsale [732]2 years ago

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8 pieces of wood. It takes 6 inches to make 1 dowel, so with 4 feet (48 inches) you could make 8 dowels per board. You would need 7.5 boards to make 60, but you cant buy half a board, so the answer is 8

padilas [110] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-20T21:42:01+03:00

padilas [110]2 years ago

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The answer is 8 I believe