Homework Help: math

Posted by sam on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12:13am.

Mr. Gray was able to cut twelve 3-foot pieces of wood from a board without wasting any part of the board. What is the largest number of 4-foot pieces of wood Mr. Gray could have cut from the same board? Pls. explain.ty

math - drwls, Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 2:31am
It must have been a 36 foot board, since
12 x 3 = 36 .

How many 4 foot pieces can you cut from that length? That's the answer

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