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Joanna has a board that is 6ft long. she cuts it into pieces that are each 1/4 foot long. write an equation to represent the number of pieces she cut.

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The board is 6 feet long, and there is 12 inches in a foot. This means the board is 72 inches long. Each piece she cuts is 1/4 (3) inches long. This means if we do 72/3, we see the number of pieces Joanna cuts is 24.
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Answer: x (1/4) = 6

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an equation.

The length of each piece (1/4ft) multiplied by the number of pieces cut, will be equal to the total length of the board.

Mathematically speaking

x (1/4) = 6

Solving for x

x = 6 / (1/4) =24 pieces

Feel free to ask for more if needed or if you did not understand something.

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