Sandy is working with a carpenter to frame a house. they are using 8-foot-long boards, but each board must be cut to be 7 feet 10 3/4 inches long. how much is cut off each board?

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.