A board was 24 3/8 inches long. A worker cut it intopieces that were 4 7/8 inches long. The worker cut theboard into how many pieces?

Answer 1

24 * 8 + 3 = 195 so 195/8
4*8 + 7 = 39 so 39/8

195/8 / 39/8 = 195/39 = 5
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