How many 3-foot shelves can be cut from a 10-foot board?

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Tony B
Mar 22, 2017

3

Explanation:

It is a case of how many lots of 3 feet you can fit into 10 feet.

#3+3+3=9#

If we were to add another 3 feet we would have #9+3=12# but this is more than the 10 feet. So the most we can fit into 10 feet is 3

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