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?
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To find the number of pieces of board needed to fit across the front of the gate, we need to determine the total width of the gate in inches and divide it by the width of each board.
First, we convert the width of the gate from feet to inches:
3-1/4 feet = (3 * 12) + 1/4 = 36 + 3 = 39 inches
To find the number of pieces required, we divide the total width of the gate by the width of each board:
39 inches / 3 inches = 13 pieces
Therefore, it will take 13 pieces of board to fit across the front of the gate.