Question

You plan to cut a board into 3 pieces to repair part of a railing. You are going to cut the two ends of the board off into two equal pieces that are 2.3 feet long, if the remaining pieceneeds to be 2.19 times longer than the each of the first two cuts what length board should you buy? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

• The length of the first end = 2.3 feet

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• The length of the second end = 2.3 feet

The remaining piece needs to be 2.19 times longer than the each of the first two cuts.

The length of the remaining piece will be:

`2.3*2.19=5.037\text{ feet}`

Therefore, the length of the board that should be bought is: