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Jessie has a piece of wood that is 8 feet long. He needs to cut pieces that are seven eighths of a foot long. How many pieces will he be able to make?

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texaschic101

8 / (7/8) = 
8 * 8/7 =
64/7 =
9.14....he will be able to make 9 pieces

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Step \(1\)

Divide \(8\) by \(\frac{7}{8}\) to find the number of cut pieces

so

\(\frac{8}{\frac{7}{8}} =\frac{8*8}{7} =\frac{64}{7} =9.14\)

therefore

the answer is

\(9\ pieces\)



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