Mary is a construction worker and has a piece of wood that is
7/8
of a yard in length. She needs pieces of wood that are
7/16
of a yard in length.
How many of the shorter pieces of wood can Mary make from the longer piece of wood?
4
4
7
7
14
14
16
3 answers
(7/8) / (7/16) = ?
The answer is 2. I suspect a typo.
it's 14 because if you divide 78 by 1/16 you get 14 so you can make 14 out of that large piece of wood and (you put it in wrong it's 1/16 not 7/16)
2 answers