Question

Bobby is making model train cars from wood. He needs 3/4 inches of wood for each train car. If Bobby has a piece of wood that is 8 1/4 inches long, how many pieces can he cut to make train cars?

A) 10 pieces
B) 11 pieces
C) 9 pieces
D) 12 pieces

Answer 1

Bobby can make 11 pieces of train cars from the given piece of wood.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many train cars Bobby can make, we need to divide the length of the wood by the length required for each train car.

Since Bobby needs 3/4 inches of wood for each train car and he has a piece of wood that is 8 1/4 inches long, we can divide the length of the wood by the length per train car:

8 1/4 inches ÷ 3/4 inches = 11 pieces

Therefore, Bobby can make 11 pieces of train cars from the given piece of wood.