Question

Becky has a board that is 2 and 3/4 feet long. She needs to cut the board into 11 pieces of equal length. How long should each piece be?

Answer 1

1/4 feet long should each pieces be.

Explanation:

Unit rate defined as the rates are expressed as a quantity of 1 such as 3 miles per second or 4 km per hour

As per the statement: Becky has a board that is 2 and 3/4 feet long.

⇒ Length of a board =
`2(3)/(4) =(11)/(4)` feet

Also, she need to cut the board into 11 pieces.

by unit rate definition:

`\text{Unit rate per pieces} = ((11)/(4) )/(11)`

or

`\text{Unit rate per pieces} = (11)/(4) * (1)/(11) = (1)/(4)`

Therefore, 1/4 feet long should each pieces be.