Chris cuts a 3 1/2 feet long board of wood. He cuts out 4 pieces that are each 2/3 foot long. Find the combined length of the 4 pieces? Find the length of the remIng board after chris gets his 4 pieces
(2/3) * 4 = 8/3 = 2 2/3
3 3/6 = 2 9/6
2 9/6 = 2 4/6 = ___ feet remaining
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To find the combined length of the 4 pieces, we'll start by finding the length of one piece and then multiply it by 4 since there are 4 pieces.
Each piece is 2/3 foot long, so to find the combined length of the 4 pieces, we'll multiply 2/3 by 4:
(2/3) * 4 = (2 * 4) / 3 = 8/3 = 2 2/3 feet.
Therefore, the combined length of the 4 pieces is 2 2/3 feet.
To find the length of the remaining board after Chris cuts out the 4 pieces, we'll subtract the combined length of the 4 pieces from the initial length of the board.
The initial length of the board is 3 1/2 feet, which is equivalent to 7/2 feet. Subtracting the combined length of the 4 pieces (2 2/3 feet or 8/3 feet) from the initial length:
7/2 - 8/3
To do this subtraction, we need to find a common denominator. The common denominator of 2 and 3 is 6.
Rewriting the fractions with the common denominator:
(7/2) * (3/3) = 21/6
(8/3) * (2/2) = 16/6
Now we can subtract:
21/6 - 16/6 = (21 - 16) / 6 = 5/6
Therefore, the length of the remaining board after Chris cuts out the 4 pieces is 5/6 feet.