Question

Mr. Tola has a piece of wood that is 8 1/4 feet in length. He wants to cut it into pieces that are each 3/4 foot in length. How many 3/4 foot pieces of wood can mr. Tola make?

Answer 1

11 pieces.

Explanation:

We must divide 8 1/4 by 3/4

8 1/4 = 33/4

Dividing:

33/4 / 3/4

= 33/4 * 4/3

= 33/3

= 11.

Answer 2

11 pieces.

Explanation:

In order to make this happen, you need to divide the total length of the wood by the length that he needs, so it would be 8 1/4 feet by 3/4 of foot:

`(8(1)/(4) )/((3)/(4) ) =((33)/(4) )/((3)/(4) )\\(4(33))/((3)(4)) \\(132)/(12)=11`

So now we know that he will get 11 piecesof 3/4 of foot out of the 8 1/4 feet long piece of wood.