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Jack is putting up new shelves. He is using pieces of wood as shown below.



Each piece of wood measures 3 1 5 meters long. Jack has 8 pieces of wood that are the same length.

A. Write an equation to show how to find the total length, in meters, of the 8 pieces of wood.

Jack said that the total length of the 8 pieces of wood is 24 1 5 meters. Is Jack correct? Why or why not?

B. Along with the wood, Jack is also using some nails to build the shelves. One box of nails has a mass of 2 3 4 kilograms (kg).

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The total length of the 8 pieces of wood is [tex]25 \frac{3}{5} meters[/tex]

What is an equation?

An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more numbers and variables.

Each piece of wood measures 3 1/5 meters long

a) Total length of 8 piece of wood = 8 * (3 1/5) = 25 3/5 meters

The total length of the 8 pieces of wood is [tex]25 \frac{3}{5} meters[/tex]

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