A 16ft board is cut into 8 equal pieces. a.) how many cuts will the carpenter have to make? show the approximate locations of the cuts on the board illustrated here. b.) assuming the saw has a 3"/16 kerf blade, a 3"/16 of wood is removed for each cut, what is the size of each piece to the nearest 32nd of an inch. (If you have to reduce a fraction, then rewrite the answer.) show all work and give answer as provided in the bottom of the problem.
A 16ft board is cut into 8 equal pieces. a.) how many cuts will the carpenter have to make? show the approximate locations of the cuts on the board illustrated here. b.) assuming the saw has a 3"/16 kerf blade, a 3"/16 of wood is removed for each cut, what is the size of each piece to the nearest 32nd of an inch. (If you have to reduce a fraction, then rewrite the answer.) show all work and give answer as provided in the bottom of the problem.
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A 16ft board is cut into 8 equal pieces.
a.) how many cuts will the carpenter have to make?
show the approximate locations of the cuts on the board illustrated here.
b.) assuming the saw has a 3"/16 kerf blade, a 3"/16 of wood is removed for each cut, what is the size of each piece to the nearest 32nd of an inch. (If you have to reduce a fraction, then rewrite the answer.) show all work and give answer as provided in the bottom of the problem.
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