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A board 10 feet 6 in is right be divided

A board 10 feet 6 in is right be divided-example-1
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Given:

a.) A board is 10 feet 6 inches in length.

Let's determine the length of each segment with the board is divided into 9 equal segments.

Step 1: First, convert 10 feet 6 inches into one single unit of measurement. Let's convert it all into inches.


\text{ 10 (feet) x }\frac{12\text{ inches}}{1\text{ ( foot)}}\text{ = 10 x 12 = 120 inches}
\text{ Total measure = 10 feet 6 inches = 120 inches + 6 inches = 126 inches}

Step 2: Divide 126 inches by 9.


\text{ }(126)/(9)\text{ = }14\text{ = 14 inches}

Therefore, each segment measures 14 inches.

In feet,


\text{ 14 (inches) x }\frac{\text{ 1 Foot}}{12\text{ (inches)}}\text{ = }(14)/(12)\text{ = 1}.167\text{ feet or 1 Foot 2 inches}

The answer is 14 inches or 1 foot 2 inches.

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