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Question
Tony requires 4 pieces of wood each of which are 68 cm long . If wood is sold in 2 metre or 3 metre lengths.
a) find the length of wood he must buy ?
b) how much will have leftover from that length?
Tony requires 4 pieces of wood each of which are 68 cm long . If wood is sold in 2 metre or 3 metre lengths.
a) find the length of wood he must buy ?
b) how much will have leftover from that length?
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Solution
Tony needs 4 pices of wood each of 68cm.
So total length he needs = 4 x 68 cm = 272 cm = 2.72 m
Since wood is sold in 2 and 3 metre lengths, he needs a 3 m length to cover his requirement
So answer to a) is 3 metre
b) Amount left over = 3 metres - 2.72 metres = 0.28 m or 28 cm
Answer: 28 cm
So total length he needs = 4 x 68 cm = 272 cm = 2.72 m
Since wood is sold in 2 and 3 metre lengths, he needs a 3 m length to cover his requirement
So answer to a) is 3 metre
b) Amount left over = 3 metres - 2.72 metres = 0.28 m or 28 cm
Answer: 28 cm
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