Question

1.Jackson is building a bookshelf and has a piece ofwood that is foot long. He needs to cut piecesthat are 16 foot long. How many pieces canJackson cut?A. 23 pieces of woodB. 10 pieces of woodC. 7 pieces of woodD. 19 pieces of woodShow all of your

Answer 1

Step 1 :

In this question, we are told that Jackson is building a bookshelf and has a piece that is

`(5)/(8)\text{ foot long.}`

He needs to cut pieces that are

`\frac{1}{16\text{ }}\text{ foot long.}`

Step 2 :

We are asked to find the number of pieces that Jackson can cut.

Solving this, we have the following:

`\begin{gathered} \frac{5}{8\text{ }}\text{ } \\ \text{divided by } \\ (1)/(16) \end{gathered}`
`\frac{5}{\text{ 8}}\text{ x }(16)/(1)\text{ = }(80)/(8)\text{ = 10 pieces of wood --- OPTION B}`

CONCLUSION :

The final answer is 10 pieces of wood ---- OPTION B .