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Mike has a 9 foot long board. He needs to cut it into 12 equal parts. How many feet long should each section be?

Mike has a 9 foot long board. He needs to cut it into 12 equal parts. How many feet long should each section be?
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Mike has a 9 foot long board. He needs to cut it into 12 equal parts. How many feet long should each section be?

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Multiply 9 feet times 12 inches and you get 108 inches. Then take 108 inches and divide it by 12 sections, you get 9 inches.

Answer: Each section should be 9 inches long, or 0.75, or 3/4 feet long.
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