Apiece of lumber is 2 1/4 feet long is to be cut into 3 equal pieces. how long will each piece of cut wood be? give the measurement in feet and in inches.

 The required length of each piece of wood is or 9 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a piece of lumber is feet long is to be cut into 3 equal pieces.

We are to find the length of each piece of wood in feet and in inches.

We will be using the UNITARY method to solve the given problem.

The length of 3 pieces of wood is equal to

Therefore, the length of each piece of wood will be

Thus, the required length of each piece of wood is or 9 inches.

answer:

payment just for service  

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$

87.12

payment for service including tax

→

$

94.09

explanation:

service only with 20% tip  

→

$

72.6

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1

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20

100

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=

$

87.12

in the opening of the question the word 'service' is associated only with the pretax value.

the closing part of the question asks: how much did she pay for the  

service

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so technically the answer is  

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$

72.6

(

1

+

20

100

)

=

$

87.12

however, the intention of the question provider may have been that your answer is to be  

$

87.12

(

1

+

8

100

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=

$

94.09

to 2 decimal places.

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payment just for service  

→

$

87.12

payment for service including tax

→

$

94.09

tony b

mar 21, 2017

answer:

trying to explain it another way

explanation:

service charge  

.

→

$

72.60

20% tip  

20

100

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$

72.60

=

$

14.52

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add

$

87.12

tax  

8

100

×

$

87.12

=

$

6.97

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add

$

94.09

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