Question

Four pieces of wood each 11 1/2 inches long are required to build a cabinet. If all four pieces are cut from one board and 1 inch is allowed for waste in cutting each piece, how long should the board be?

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Answer 1

Since 1*4=4 inches of waste possible, we need 11.5*4=57 inches of wood (we multiply by 4 since 4 pieces), and given the waste we can have up to 61