SOLUTION: A teacher wants to demonstrate pie to her students, so she plans to cut a piece of wood 2pie feet in length and show her class . Explain why she cannot do this , then give the appr

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Question 940977: A teacher wants to demonstrate pie to her students, so she plans to cut a piece of wood 2pie feet in length and show her class . Explain why she cannot do this , then give the approximation for how long the piece of wood should be

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The measurement of the wood cut is of very limited accuracy. The wood is stiff and bending it would be very impractical for the demonstration.
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