Question

Tyler’s father has 10 boards that are each 7.8 feet long. He plans to cut as many pieces as he can from the boards to make some siding for the porch. Each piece of wood for the porch must be 2.25 feet long.How many pieces can Tyler’s father cut from the 10 boards?

What operation would I use to solve this problem?

Answer 1

Could someone also set up the problem for me to solve please?

Answer 2

7.8 / 2.25 = 3.5 pieces. But you can't have half a piece, so he can get 3 pieces from each board.

3 * 10 = _______ total pieces

Answer 3

Thank you.

Answer 4

You're welcome.