Question

Solve. Remember to insert units when writing your answer. A carpenter needs to cut a board into fourths. If the board is 32 ft 8 in. long originally, how long will each cut be?​

Answer 1

`Each\ cut = 8ft\ 2in`

Explanation:

Given

`Length = 32ft\ 8in`

`Cuts = 4`

Required

Determine the length of each cut

This is calculated by dividing the total length by the number of cuts.

So, we have:

`Each\ cut = (Length)/(Cuts)`

`Each\ cut = (32ft\ 8in)/(4)`

Split:

`Each\ cut = (32ft)/(4) + (8in)/(4)`

`Each\ cut = 8ft+ 2in`

`Each\ cut = 8ft\ 2in`