Question

Jessie has a piece of wood that is 8 feet long.He needs to cut pieces that are 7/8 of a foot long. How many pieces will he be able to make?

Answer 1

9 pieces

Explanation:

Number of pieces = length of wood/length of each piece

= 8/(⅞)

= 8 × ⁸/₇

= 64/7

= (63 + 1)7

= 9⅐

Jesse can make 9 pieces with ⅐ ft of waste.