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A plumber can buy plastic pipe in 6-foot and 12-foot lengths. The current job requires eight 4-foot lengths, five 5-foot lengths and and three 7-foot length. The plumber wants to figure out how many of each of the two stock lengths should be bought to minimize waste.
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