document.write( "Question 250575: Morgan has an 81/2-foot board that must be cut into boards that are 5/6 feet long. How many of the smaller boards can he get from the 81/2-foot board? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 is 16/2, so 8 and 1/2 is 17/2. 17/2 is 51/6. How many times, excluding any fractional part does 5 go into 51?\r
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