Question

Samuel needs 233 feet of wood to build a fence.The wood comes in lengths of 11 feet. How many prices will samuel need to buy?

Answer 1

21 pieces

Explanation:

Given that,

Length of wood needed = 233 feet

The wood comes in lengths of 11 feet.

We need to find the number of pieces samuel need to buy. It can be done as follows :

Let he needed x peices. So

`x=(233)/(11)\\\\x=21.18\\\\or\\\\x=21`

So, he will need approx 21 peices.