Question

Shelly is building a bookcase and cutting out shelves from a piece of lumber that is 12 1/2 feet long. Each shelf needs to be 1 1/2 long. How many pieces can she cut from the piece ?

Answer 1

(12 1/2 ft)* (1 piece/ (1 1/2 ft))= 8 1/3 pieces.

Shelly can cut 8 full pieces from the original piece of lumber~