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Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
book Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
Exercise 43
You have been given the job of cutting a supply of 2" × 4" pieces of lumber for a frame house. Each piece is to be
You have been given the job of cutting a supply of 2 × 4 pieces of lumber for a frame house. Each piece is to be     inches long. Each cut is     inch wide. At Home Depot and Lowe's, the choices of stock length are 10 feet, 12 feet, and 14 feet. You have been asked to choose the length of stock that will have the least amount of waste after you cut as many pieces as you can from it. Which length of stock should you choose? inches long. Each cut is
You have been given the job of cutting a supply of 2 × 4 pieces of lumber for a frame house. Each piece is to be     inches long. Each cut is     inch wide. At Home Depot and Lowe's, the choices of stock length are 10 feet, 12 feet, and 14 feet. You have been asked to choose the length of stock that will have the least amount of waste after you cut as many pieces as you can from it. Which length of stock should you choose? inch wide. At Home Depot and Lowe's, the choices of stock length are 10 feet, 12 feet, and 14 feet. You have been asked to choose the length of stock that will have the least amount of waste after you cut as many pieces as you can from it. Which length of stock should you choose?
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