Carry the Answer to Five Decimal Places $23 / 32$ Inch Thick and \ (1~ ~ ~15 / 32\) Inches

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Short Answer

Carry the answer to five decimal places. A carbon brush measures $23 / 32$ inch thick and \ (1~ ~ ~15 / 32\) inches wide. It is to have a copper plating on all sides 0.015 inch thick. What will be the finished width in decimal form of the brush with the copper plating?

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Definitions:

Colostrum

The first form of milk produced by the mammary glands of mammals immediately following delivery of the newborn, rich in antibodies.

Antibodies

Proteins produced by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses.

Lactose

A disaccharide sugar derived from galactose and glucose that is found in milk, used by the body as a source of energy.

Somatic Cells

Any cell of the body that makes up the tissues, organs, and parts of the body, excluding the reproductive cells.