Question

A piece of lumber is 17 feet long. You cut the lumber into logs that are 18 inches long.

How many inches of lumber are remaining?

Answer 1

186 inches

step by step: multiple 17x12 then subtract ur answer from 18 theres ur answer

Answer 2

17 feet x 12 inches per foot = 204 total inches.

204 inches / 18 inches = 11.33

They cut 11 pieces and had 12x 0.33 = 4 inches remaining.