You are working on constructing manholes to cover water lines in your neighborhood. If you need the manholes to have a circumference of at least 95 inches, how many feet wide must the manhole be? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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You are working on constructing manholes to cover water lines in your neighborhood. If you need the manholes to have a circumference of at least 95 inches, how many feet wide must the manhole be? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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