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The pitch of a screw is the distance between its threads. With each complete rotation, the screw goes in or out a distance equal to its pitch.If the pitch of the screw is 3/8 inch, how far will it go into a piece of oak when it is turned 13 complete rotations clockwise?

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The pitch of a screw is the distance between its threads. With each complete rotation, the screw goes in or out a distance equal to its pitch.If the pitch of the screw is 3/8 inch, how far will it go into a piece of oak when it is turned 13 complete rotations clockwise?

distance travelled=  13*3/8= 4.875 answer