Mr yamoto has a piece of plywood that is 15 and a half feet long and 12 and 3/4 ft wide he needs to cut the wood into 12 pieces for the students and his carbonary class mystery metal cuts a link into four equal pieces in the width into three equal pieces what are the dimensions of each piece in inches Express the answers in simplest form

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To find the dimensions of each piece, we need to divide the plywood into 12 equal pieces.

First, let's convert the measurements to inches for easier calculation.
15.5 feet = 15.5 * 12 = 186 inches
12.75 feet = 12.75 * 12 = 153 inches

Next, we need to divide the width (153 inches) into 12 equal pieces.
153/12 = 12.75 inches

Therefore, each piece will be 12.75 inches wide.

To find the length of each piece, we need to divide the length (186 inches) into 12 equal parts.
186/12 = 15.5 inches

Therefore, each piece will be 15.5 inches long.

In conclusion, the dimensions of each piece will be 12.75 inches wide and 15.5 inches long.