Question

Jeremy is cutting a board into pieces that are 1 2/3 feet long . The board is 14 1/4 feet long . How many 1 2/3 -feet long pieces will Jeremy be able to cut ?

Answer 1

Its 8

Explanation:

Answer 2

Total number of 1 2/3 feet long pieces that will be cut=8 pieces

Explanation:

This can be expressed as;

Total length of the board=length per piece×number of pieces

where;

Total length of board=14 1/4 feet

Length per piece=1 2/3 feet

Number of pieces=n

Replacing;

14 1/4=1 2/3×n

(57/4)=(5/3)n

n=(57/4)×(3/5)=8.55

Total number of 1 2/3 feet long pieces that will be cut=8 pieces