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Paul is cutting trim for his living room. He needs to cut 6 pieces that are each 72.8 inches long. How many total inches of trim will he need to cut?

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Let:

x = total inches of trim he needs to cut

n = Number of pieces he needs to cut

a = length of the pieces

so:


\begin{gathered} x=an \\ x=6*72.8 \\ x=436.8in \end{gathered}

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