Question

Amy has a piece of wood that measures 42 inches. The model shows the length remaining after she cut a piece from the 42-inch piece of wood. About how many inches did Amy cut from the 42-inch piece of wood?

Answer 1

She has 42 pieces of wood each of 1 inch of length.

Explanation:

Amy has 42 inches piece of wood.

She has to cut an inch.

After cutting pieces of inch each she counts the pieces to be 42.

Mathematically

Total length / unit lenght = Number of pieces

42 inches/ 1 inch= 42 pieces.

She has 42 pieces of wood each of 1 inch of length.