Question

A carpenter needs to cut a long piece of lumber into smaller pieces. How many 2 1/2 foot pieces can be cut from a board that is 15 1/2 feet long?

A.38 pieces with 1/4 foot left over
B. 6 pieces with 1/5 foot left over
D. 3 pieces with 3/5 foot left over

Answer 1

Please divide 15 1/2 feet by 2 1/2 feet.

This would be easier if you'd convert these measurements to 15.5 div. by 2.5, OR
if you rewrite 15 1/2 as 31/2 and 2 1/2 as 5/2.

Please show your work.

Answer 2

15 1/2 divided by 2 1/2 is 6 1/5

Answer 3

meaning that you get six 2 1/2 foot pieces out of the board and have 1/5 foot of wood left over. Does this answer the original question?

Answer 4

your forgetting the 6 1/5

Answer 5

so is it 1/5?

Answer 6

Did you see the word "six" in my previous response?

Does (1/5) seem to be a reasonable answer to this question?

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

So, this person cut up a board 15 1/2 feet long and got just (1/5) from having done so?

(1/5) what?

Answer 9

Where does the " 6 " come into the picture?

Answer 10

Im being time and i only get 1 attempt are we right 1/5?

Answer 11

NO. Sorry you're under pressure, but I will almost always emphasize understanding over speed.

Answer 12

Is it D?

Answer 13

NO. Go back and re-read the original question. Please do not ask "Is it ... " again. That sounds like pure guesswork.

Answer 14

I need help i only have about 5 more minutes left in this test

Answer 15

I don't understand the equation

Answer 16

Once again:

You must divide 15 1/2 by 2 1/2. The answer will include both an integer and a fraction. The fraction indicates how much wood is left over. How many pieces 2 1/2 feet long can this person get out of a 15 1/2 foot long board?

Answer 17

6 1/5

Answer 18

No equation here. Your task is to DIVIDE 2 1/2 into 15 1/2.

Answer 19

I did! it was 6 1/5

Answer 20

What does 6 1/5 mean?

Answer 21

(Reread the original question, please.)

Answer 22

I did! what did you get for the answer 15 1/2 divided by 2 1/2?

Answer 23

Again I am asking you to explain what y our " 6 1/5" answer means in real life.

Answer 24

its a mixed fraction i am being timed if you know the answer just say it because i only have 2 minutes left

Answer 25

You divided 15 1/2 by 2 1/2, obtaining 6 1/5.

This means that you got 6 2 1/2 foot long pieces of wood and have 1/5 foot left over.

Answer 26

so is the answer B?

Answer 27

Yes.

Answer 28

i have on more being timed thouhg

Answer 29

As before, I emphasize understanding. I understand you're being timed, but that doesn't motivate me to rush through a problem without helping you to understand what you are doing.

Answer 30

Post your new question in the "Ask a question" box, please.

Answer 31

The city council has a 7/9 acre plot of land to develop for the city. The council will use the land to make separate sections that each have an area of 1/6 for gardens. What is the greatest number of full 1/6 acre sections that can be be made from the the 7/9 acre land plot?

A.1
B.3
C.4

Answer 32

We're subdividing a large plot of land into many smaller plots. What are you going to try first? Think of what you did in the previous problem.

Answer 33

Apply exactly the same approach here as you did back then.