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Corey needs 24 boards that are 47 1/2 long. How many feet of boards should he buy

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1.
(24 * 47.5) / 12 = ?

2.
8 * 12 = 96 inches

96 / 47.5 = 2.02

He can get two 47.50-inch lengths out of each 8-foot board. So he needs 12-foot boards.
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