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jeremy has a 8 foot board he needs to cut pieces that are 6 inches long from the boards.what is the greatest number of 6 inch pieces he can cut from the two boads??

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8 feet = 96 inches 96 total inches divided by 6 inches for each board =16 pieces
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He can cut 16 6 inch pieces from the board.

8 ft = 96 in

96 divided by 6 = 16
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