Question

Mr. Toler has a piece of wood that is 8 1/4 feet in length he wants to cut it into pieces that are 3/4 foot in length. How many three over4 foot pieces of wood can Mr. Tolle make?

Plz give a step-by-step explanation I have been stuck on this question for a while

Answer 1

11 pieces, each 3/4 foot in length.

Explanation:

The best approach is to convert everything into fractions and then divide the total length by the segment length.

Total = 8 1/4 feet

Segment = (3/4) foot

==

(units are all feet)

Total: 8 1/4 = 32/4 + 1/4 = 33/4

Segment: 3/4

Now both measures have the same denominator.

Divide:

(33/4)/(3/4)

(33/4)*(4/3)

11 pieces, each 3/4 foot in length.