Question

Jim has a 7/8 inch nail that he must hammer into a board. Each strike of the hammer moves the nail 1/16 in into the board. How many strikes of the hammer must he make?

Answer 1

you could just divide the the 7/8 by 1/16, or you could take a longer way like this:

7/8=0.875

1/16=0.0625

0.875/0.0625

=14

14 strikes