Question

James has a board that is 3/4 foot long he wants to cut the board into pieces that are each 1/8 foot long long division

Answer 1

6 pieces can be cut out of the board

Explanation:

The complete question is

James has a board that is 3/4 foot long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are each 1/8 foot long. How many pieces can James cut from the board?

Solution

Given,

The total length of the board is equal to
`(3)/(4)` feet

Total number of pieces to made = X

Size of each piece that is cut from the board is
`(1)/(8)` feet long

Total number of pieces that can be cut from the board is equal to total size of board divided by size of each sub part

`X = ((3)/(4) )/((1)/(8) ) \\X = (3)/(4) * (8)/(1) \\X = 3 * 2 \\X = 6`

Hence, 6 pieces can be cut out of the board