Question

Mr. Thomas has a board that is 5 feet long. He wants each

of his 6 students to have an equal-sized piece of the board
for carving their names. What should be the length of
each piece of the board? Represent the situation with an
equation or visual model and solve.

THIS IS URGENT

Answer 1

To find the length of each piece of the board, we need to divide the total length of the board by the number of students:

Length of each piece = Total length of board / Number of students

In this case, the total length of the board is 5 feet, and there are 6 students, so we can plug in those values and simplify:

Length of each piece = 5 feet / 6 students

Length of each piece = 0.83 feet or approximately 10 inches

Therefore, each student should have a piece of the board that is 0.83 feet or approximately 10 inches long.


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