| 3. | Bob needs to buy a board to cut into 3 pieces. The pieces need to be 51/8
feet, 711/12 feet, and 717/24 feet. How long will the
board he has to buy be so that he can cut it into the three pieces? (The saw blade is 1/8th of an
inch wide.)
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| a) | 18 feet |
| b) | 19 feet |
| c) | 20 feet |
| d) | 21 feet |
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