A carpenter is building a gate that will be 3-1/4 feet wide. The gate will be made of boards 3 inches wide. How many pieces of board will it take to fit across the front of the gate?
To find out how many pieces of boards will fit across the front of the gate, we need to divide the total width of the gate by the width of each board.
First, let's convert the width of the gate to inches.
3-1/4 feet = (3 * 12) + 1/4 * 12 = 36 + 3 = 39 inches
Now, let's divide the width of the gate by the width of each board.
39 inches / 3 inches = <<39/3=13>>13
Therefore, it will take 13 pieces of boards to fit across the front of the gate.