A board must be cut into three pieces that are the same length. If it takes five minutes for each cu

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    A board must be cut into three pieces that are the same length. If it takes five minutes for each cut, how long will it take to saw the board into three pieces that are the same size?

    Three equal pieces means only 2 cuts on the board:
    2 cuts * 5 minutes per cut = 10 minutes
     
    math_celebrity, Dec 4, 2022
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