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Christy bought an 8-foot piece of lumber to trim a bookshelf. Altogether, she needs 100 inches of lumber for the trim. Did Christy buy enough lumber? Explain.

Christy bought an 8-foot piece of lumber to trim a bookshelf. Altogether, she needs-example-1

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No, because one foot is twelve inches. Eight feet equals ninety-six inches. 96 is less than one-hundred. Christy doesn't have enough lumber to trim. She's four inches short.
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