Jeremy has 2- foot- long boards He needs to cut pieces that are 15 inches long from he boards What ls the greatest number of 15 inch pieces he can cut from the two boards

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Answer: the answer is c
first, you multiply 2 by 7 to get 14 because it says 2 7 foot boards
next you multiply 14 by 12 because there is 12 inches in a foot
you should get 168. you divide that number by 15 to get 11 remainder 3.
since there is a remainder, the answer can only be 11

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