Question

A piece of plywood 24 inches wide is cut into strips 2 ½ inches wide. How many strips of this width can be cut? Strips.

Answer 1

9 Strips

Explanation:

24 / 2.5 = 24 ÷
`(5)/(2)` =
`(24)/(1)` x
`(2)/(5)` =
`(48)/(5)` = 9.6

This is rounded down to 9.