Question

Michael's father bought him 16-foot board to cut into shelves for his bathroom. Michael plans to cut the board into 11 equal size lengths for his shelves. a. The saw blade that Michael will use to cut the board will change the length of the board by -0.125 inches for each cut. How will this affect the total length of the broad?

Answer 1

To obtain 11 equal pieces, Michael's father has to cut 10 times. If each cut changes -0.125 inches of its length, then the total change is -12.5 inches.

`-0.125\cdot10=-12.5`

In other words, the given situation indicates that the cuts will reduce the length of the board by 12.5 inches, that's how affects.