A carpenter has a board that is 10 feet long. He wants to make 6 table legs that are all the same length. What is the longest each leg can be?

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$length\ of\ leg=(10feet)/(6)=1(2)/(3)feet\\\\ Each\ leg\ can\ be \ 1(2)/(3)feet\ long.$

Posva answered Aug 25, 2015

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if you divide 10 by 6 you get 1.6 repeatedly so if you turn it into a fraction which is 1 and 2/3

Purrsia answered Aug 27, 2015

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