Question

doors for the small cabinet are 12.5 inches long. Doors for the large cabinet are 2.5 times as long as the doors from the small cabinets. How many large doors can be cut from a board that is 12 feet long?

Answer 1

Large cab doors= 12.5x2.5= 31.25in

1feet = 12in

12feet X 12 = 144in board

144 / 31.25 = 4.608

4 large doors can be cut

19in left over