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 the number of pieces of board needed to fit across the front of the gate, we need to divide the width of the gate (3-1/4 feet) by the width of each board (3 inches) and convert the units if necessary.
First, let's convert 3-1/4 feet to inches:
3-1/4 feet = 3 feet + 1/4 feet = 3 * 12 inches + 1/4 * 12 inches = 36 inches + 3 inches = 39 inches
Now, let's divide the width of the gate by the width of each board:
39 inches / 3 inches = 13
Therefore, it will take 13 pieces of board to fit across the front of the gate.