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9.A piece of wood is cut into 3 pieces. The lengths are 8'15, 634 and953/8".If 1/4" is used up for each saw cut (kerf), what is the length of the original board?HINT: 2 kerfs are made in cutting the board.
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9.A piece of wood is cut into 3 pieces. The lengths are 8'15, 634 and953/8".If 1/4" is used up for each saw cut (kerf), what is the length of the original board?HINT: 2 kerfs are made in cutting the board. Reduce fraction to simplest terms.

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First, we shall convert the given lengths to inches.


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