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James has a board that is 3/4 foot long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are each 1/8 foot long. How many pieces can James cut from the board?



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Answer: 6

There are 2/8 per every 1/4. This means that a 3/4 foot long board is equivalent to a 6/8 foot long board, and can therefor be cut into 6 1/8 foot segments.
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Answer: 6 pieces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The length of the board = [tex]\dfrac{3}{4}\text{ foot}[/tex]

The length of the pieces =[tex]\dfrac{1}{8}\text{ foot}[/tex]

Now, to find the number of pieces we need to divide the total length of board by the length of a piece ,

Then the number of pieces James cut from the board is given by:-

[tex]n=\dfrac{3}{4}\div\dfrac{1}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow\ n=\dfrac{3}{4}\times\dfrac{8}{1}\\\\\Rightarrow\ n= 6[/tex]

Hence, James can cut 6 pieces.

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