Cassidy is building a birdhouse. She needs 8 pieces of wood, each measuring foot in length. She is going to cut the 8 pieces from a piece of wood that measures 7.5 feet in length.

How much wood will remain after Cassidy cuts the 8 pieces?

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Cassidy is building a birdhouse. She needs 8 pieces of wood, each measuring  foot in length. She is going to cut the 8 pieces from a piece of wood that measures 7.5 feet in length.

How much wood will remain after Cassidy cuts the 8 pieces?

anonymous · Answer

What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

8 pieces of wood,each measuring 3/4

anonymous · Answer

Well, there is not enough wood to get 8 pieces each measuring 1 ft long.

So, if you take the 7.5 ft of wood and divide evenly into 8 pieces, you will get 0.9 ft each and have 0.3 ft of wood left.