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a carpenter used boards of length 9 7/9ft and 8 16/27ft in the construction of shelves. how many feet of board were used?

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The correct answer is 18
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The answer is 18 and 10/27 because 7/9 x 3/3 =21/27 so 16/27+21/27 is 37/27 witch is 1 and 10/27 then you add 9+8 witch is 17 so 17 + 1 and 10/27 is 18 10/27.
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