Corey needs 24 boards that are 47 1/2 inches long. How many feet of boards should he buy explain.
24 * 47.5 = ?
To answer part A, we multiply 24 boards by 47.5 inches to get 1,140 inches, which is 95 feet of boards. To answer part B, we know that an 8-foot board is 96 inches, so we can divide 1,140 by 96 to get 11.875 boards that Corey must buy, but since he can only buy 8-foot boards, he will have to buy a total of 12 boards and he will have extra left over.
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To find out how many feet of boards Corey should buy, we first need to convert the length of the boards from inches to feet.
1. Start by determining the total length of all the boards in inches:
24 boards * 47 1/2 inches/board = 1,140 inches
2. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, divide the total length in inches by 12 to convert to feet:
1,140 inches / 12 inches/foot = 95 feet
Corey should buy 95 feet of boards to have enough for his needs.