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You are ordering planks of

wood that are 8' long each.
You need 15 pieces cut 3' long,
and 9 pieces cut 4' long. How
many planks of wood should
you order?

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you need 10 8' planks of wood because 15x3= 45+9x4= 77, then 77÷8= 9.625, but you can't get .625 of a plank, so 10. hope you get a good grade!

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