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A carpenter needs to make 60 dowels. Each dowel must be 6 inches long. The wood from which the carpenter will cut the dowels comes in 4-foot lengths. What is the least number of 4-foot lengths of wood the carpenter can buy and still make all 60 Dowels.Please help :(

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[tex]1\ foot=12\ inches\\4\ feet=4\cdot12=48\ inches\\\\60\cdot6=360\\\\360:48=7.5\\\\A\ carpenter\ need\ to\ buy\ 8\ of\ 4-foot\ lengths\ of\ wood.[/tex]
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