Question

Lumber pieces that are 1 1/2 inches thick are being piled in the bed of a truck. The bed rests at a height of 36 inches and the crew has been instructed to make sure the height of the pieces above the ground does not exceed 7 feet. What is the greatest number of pieces of lumber that can be placed in a stack ? can someone please answer <33

Answer 1

Explanation:

36 inches = 3 ft

max height of lumber stack is 7 - 3 = 4 ft.

4 ft = 48 inches

48 inch / 1.5 inch/board = 32 boards