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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?

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?
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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?

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He can cut 6 pieces. 
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User Charstar
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If you change 3/4 into the common denominator with 1/8
you get 6/8 and so he can cut the board 6 times into 1/8 pieces
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