Answer:
6 pieces can be cut out of the board
Step-by-step explanation:
The complete question is
James has a board that is 3/4 foot long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are each 1/8 foot long. How many pieces can James cut from the board?
Solution
Given,
The total length of the board is equal to [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] feet
Total number of pieces to made = X
Size of each piece that is cut from the board is [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] feet long
Total number of pieces that can be cut from the board is equal to total size of board divided by size of each sub part
[tex]X = \frac{\frac{3}{4} }{\frac{1}{8} } \\X = \frac{3}{4} * \frac{8}{1} \\X = 3 * 2 \\X = 6[/tex]
Hence, 6 pieces can be cut out of the board
