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You make skateboard ramps by cutting pieces from a board that is 12 1/2 feet long.

a. your friend estimates you can cut 6 ramps from the board. is her estimate reasonable? explain. how many ramps can you cut from the board? how much wood is left over?

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The length of the ramp is unknown.
If 6 ramps were cut from a board that is 12 1/2 feet long, the ramps would be about 2 feet long each which seems like a reasonable answer. The questions regarding how many boards are cut would need the length of the ramps. Lets say that the length is x. You can get 12 1/2 divided by x boards. In order to find out how much is left over, take the number of boards made, multiply it by how long they are. This product is then subracted from 12 1/2.
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