Question

Samuel needs 254 feet of wood to build a fence. The wood comes in lengths of 11 feet. How many total pieces of wood will Samuel need?Theresa needs twice as many feet of wood as samuel. How many pieces of wood does theresa need?

Answer 1

Sam needs 24 pieces, he will have about 91/100 of a piece of wood left.

Theresa needs 47 pieces, she will have about 82/100 of a piece of wood left.

Explanation:

254/11=23.09

254*2=508

508/11=46.18