SOLUTION: Anthony bought 8-foot board.he cut off 3/4 of the board to build a shelf and gave 1/3 of the rest to his brother for an art project.how many inches long was a piece Anthony gave hi
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Question 1066962: Anthony bought 8-foot board.he cut off 3/4 of the board to build a shelf and gave 1/3 of the rest to his brother for an art project.how many inches long was a piece Anthony gave his brother?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cutting 3/4 from 8 feet is cutting 6 feet off, so 2 feet remain.
He gives 1/3 of 2 feet (24 inches) to his brother, and 1/3 of 24 inches is 8 inches, ANSWER.
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