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Max is building a treehouse. He has a piece of wood that is 6 ft long. How many 1/3 ft pieces of wood can you cut

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Answer:

18 pieces

Explanation:

Max is building a treehouse. He has a piece of wood that is 6 ft long. How many 1/3 ft pieces of wood can you cut?

From the above question, we can deduce that:

1 piece of wood = 1/3ft

Hence:

1/3 = 1 piece of wood

6 ft = x

Cross Multiply

1/3ft × x = 6 ft × 1

x = 6 / 1/3

x = 6 × 3

x = 18 pieces

Hence, you can cut 18 (1/3 ft )pieces of wood .

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