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DomyTom needs to buy a wood board long enough to cut into 4 pieces,each of which needs to measure 8 5/7inches. Estimate to the nearest inchhow long of a board Tom needs to buy.A.32 inchesB. 40 inchesC. 36 inchesD.9 inches

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The wood board will be cut into 4 pieces

Lenght of each is

[tex]8\frac{5}{7}\text{ inches }[/tex]

Then we simplify the fraction above

[tex]8\frac{5}{7}=\frac{61}{7}inches\text{ }[/tex]

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{61}{7}=8.9\text{ } \\ \text{Which is estimated as } \\ 9\text{inches} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Since there are 4 pieces, we then multiply the lenght of each

[tex]4\times9=36\text{ inches }[/tex]

Tom needs to buy a wood board of 36 inches

Option C is Right

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