Beginning and Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)
Beginning and Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780321969163
Author: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter R.1, Problem 122E
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To calculate: The amount by which 38 in is smaller than 1116 in for the holes of the Swiss cheese if its standard diameter varies from 1110 in to 1310 in. Also, the minimum reduction size of the hole diameter is 38 in.

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