Question

Mitch is cutting wood to make a garden marker. Each garden marker changes the length of the piece of wood by -0.8 foot.

The length of wood changes by a total of - 4 4/5 feet after Mitch cuts all the garden markers. How many pieces of wood did Mitch cut?


A
2 pieces of wood

B
5 pieces of wood

C
6 pieces of wood

D
9 pieces of wood

Answer 1

6 pieces of wood, so C. 0.8 feet is also 4/5. 4 4/5 = 24/5 or 4.8 feet. Either way, divide 0.8 by 4.8 and the answer is 6.