Chelsea wants to build some birdhouses. She has a 12 foot board of wood. Each birdhouse needs 34

foot of wood. How many birdhouses can Chelsea build?(1 point)
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9 birdhouses
9 birdhouses

116
birdhouse
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16 birdhouses
16 birdhouses

19
birdhouse

1 answer

To determine how many birdhouses Chelsea can build, we need to divide the total length of the board by the length of wood needed for each birdhouse.

Chelsea has a 12-foot board. Each birdhouse requires \( \frac{3}{4} \) foot of wood.

First, let's convert \( \frac{3}{4} \) foot to a decimal for easier calculations:

\[ \frac{3}{4} = 0.75 \text{ foot} \]

Now, we divide the total length of the board by the length needed for each birdhouse:

\[ \text{Number of birdhouses} = \frac{12 \text{ feet}}{0.75 \text{ foot/birdhouse}} \]

Now we can calculate:

\[ \frac{12}{0.75} = 12 \div 0.75 = 16 \]

Therefore, Chelsea can build 16 birdhouses.

The correct response is: 16 birdhouses.