Question

Maurice and his father are building a dog house. They are using long pieces of wood and cutting them into smaller pieces. They have a piece of wood that is 3.6 feet long and are cutting it into pieces that are each 0.75 feet. How many smaller pieces will they be able to make?

Answer 1

4.8 smaller pieces

Explanation:

Total length of wood = 3.6 feet

Length of each piece = 0.75 feet

How many smaller pieces will they be able to make?

Number of smaller pieces of wood = Total length of wood / Length of each piece

= 3.6 feet / 0.75 feet

= 4.8 smaller pieces

Number of smaller pieces of wood = 4.8