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A machine press has 51 yards of steel for making 4-inch nails. How many nails can be pressed from the steel?

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Final answer:

You can make 459 4-inch nails from 51 yards of steel by converting the total yards to inches and then dividing by the length of one nail.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many 4-inch nails can be pressed from 51 yards of steel, we first need to convert the total length of steel from yards to inches, since the length of a single nail is given in inches. There are 36 inches in a yard, so we multiply 51 yards by 36 to find the total length in inches:

51 yards × 36 inches/yard = 1836 inches

Now that we have the total length of steel in inches, we can divide this number by the length of one nail to find the number of nails:

1836 inches ÷ 4 inches/nail = 459 nails

Therefore, the machine press can make 459 4-inch nails from 51 yards of steel.

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459 nails is your answer

51 yards of steel x 3 feet/yard = 153 feet of steel
153 feet x 12 inches/foot = 1836 inches of steel.

1836/4 inches per nail = 459 nails
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