Question

You are cutting pieces of wood to make a table. Each piece should be 4.75 ft long, but you can make it work as long as the pieces are no longer than 4.79, and no shorter than 4.71 ft long. What is the range of lengths to determine which the pieces of wood are acceptable?

a) 0.04 ft
b) 0.08 ft
c) 0.10 ft
d) 0.12 ft

Answer 1

The acceptable range of lengths for the wood pieces is 0.08 ft, obtained by subtracting the minimum length (4.71 ft) from the maximum length (4.79 ft).

Step-by-step explanation:

The range of acceptable lengths for the pieces of wood to make a table is calculated by taking the difference between the maximum and minimum acceptable lengths. In this case, 4.79 ft (max length) minus 4.71 ft (min length) equals 0.08 ft, which means the range of lengths to determine which the pieces of wood are acceptable is 0.08 ft.