SOLUTION: Edwin has a board that is 8.4 feet long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are 1.4 feet long. How many 1.4-foot pieces will he get from the large board?
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Question 382584: Edwin has a board that is 8.4 feet long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are 1.4 feet long. How many 1.4-foot pieces will he get from the large board?
Answer by kingme18(98) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Edwin is trying to DIVIDE his board into equal parts. It's starting at 8.4 feet, and each equal part that he is DIVIDING it into is 1.4 feet. Divide 8.4 by 1.4:
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