Question

Dana has a piece of lumber that is 222 feet long. She needs pieces that are 34 feet long. How many pieces can she cut from the 222-foot lumber?

a) 6 pieces
b) 7 pieces
c) 8 pieces
d) 9 pieces

Answer 1

Dana can cut 6 pieces of 34-foot long lumber from a 222-foot piece by dividing the total length by the length of each piece and rounding down to the nearest whole number. The correct option is a.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many 34-foot pieces Dana can cut from a 222-foot piece of lumber, we divide the total length of the lumber by the length of each piece required.

1. Divide 222 feet by 34 feet to find the number of pieces that can be cut. 222 ÷ 34 = 6.5294117647.
2. Since Dana cannot cut a fraction of a piece of lumber, she will only be able to cut whole pieces. So, we round down the result to the nearest whole number, which is 6.

Therefore, Dana can cut 6 pieces of lumber that are each 34 feet long from the 222-foot piece of lumber. The correct answer is option (a) 6 pieces.