Answer: each brace is 2 & 2/3 inches long
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Step-by-step explanation:
"he cuts 4 feet from a board that's 8 feet long" means that he has 8-4 = 4 feet to work with. This converts to 4*12 = 48 inches.
Next, we cut that into 18 equal pieces
48/18 = 8/3 = 2 & 2/3
This is approximately 2.667 inches