an 8 ft. piece of board must be cut from a 10 ft. two-by-four. allowing 0.125 ft. for the saw blade, how many inches long is the remaining piece?

Answer 1

10 - 8 = 2

2.000 - 0.125 = ??

Answer 2

1.458” = the remaining piece length cut must be 8ft. 5” + 1/8” saw blade from 10 ft long board.