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How many boards, each 2 feet 8 inches long, can be cut from a board 16 feet long if theres no waste?

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bearing in mind that there are 12 inches in 1 foot, therefore 2'8" is really 24" + 8" or namely 32", and 16' is really 16*12 inches, namely 192".


so, how many times does 32 go into 192? well 192/32.

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