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A carpenter has a board 18 1/2 feet long. He needs to cut as many 1 -3/4 feet long pieces as possible. How many pieces can the carpenter cut? Explain how you found your answer.

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therealsimba

Easy if you convert to inches they need to cut 21 inches every time . you have 324 inches of board. 324/ 21 =15 
Your answer would be he can only cut up to 15 pieces of board

JeanaShupp

Answer:  Carpenter can cut 10 pieces.


Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The length of the board = \(18\frac{1}{2}\ feet=\frac{37}{2}\ feet\)

Also, He needs to cut as many \(1\frac{3}{4}\) feet long pieces as possible.

Then, the length of the pieces  the carpenter can cut=\(\frac{37}{2}\div 1\frac{3}{4}\)

\(\\=\frac{37}{2}\div \frac{7}{4}\\=\frac{37}{2}\times\frac{4}{7}\\=\frac{74}{7}\\= 10.57142\approx10\)

Hence, the number of the pieces  the carpenter can cut=10