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You have a 10 foot pole that needs to be cut into 10 equal pieces. If it takes 10 seconds to make each cut, how long with the job take?

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Answer:

  90 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

n cuts make n+1 pieces. To make 10 pieces requires 9 cuts. The time required for 9 cuts is ...

  (9 cuts)×(10 s/cut) = 90 s

The job will take 90 seconds.

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