Answer:
26 5/32 in. or 2 ft
Explanation:
Since we are taking into account 1/8in for each saw cut the total length of the 4 pieces of wood will be 3/8in less than the single long piece (3 cuts * 1/8).
Let's first convert the piece of wood to inches:
8 3/4ft = 8.75ft
8.75 ft *(12in./1ft) => 8.75 *12= 105 inches
Now we can subtract the 3/8in that will be lost from making 3 cuts:
105in. - 3/8in. = 104 5/8in.
So the total length of the 4 pieces of wood will be 104 5/8in.
Therefore, each piece will be (104 5/8in)/4 in length.
First let's convert 104 5/8in. to an improper fraction to make it easier to work with:
104 5/8in. = (104*8 + 5)/8in.
=837/8in.
Now we can divide this by 4 to get the length of each piece of wood:
(837/8in.)/4 is the same as (837/8in.)*(1/4)
Multiply numerators together, and multiply the denominators together:
(837/8in.)*(1/4) = 837/32in.
Convert back to a mixed number if needed:
837/32in.= 26 5/32in. or 2ft, 2 5/32in.