A board 26 3/8 inches long must be cut into three pieces of equal length. Find the length of each piece.
26 3/8 = 211/8
(211/8) / 3
(211/8) * (1/3) = 211/24 = 8 19/24
To find the length of each piece, you need to divide the total length of the board by the number of pieces you want to cut it into.
First, convert the length of the board from mixed number format to improper fraction format:
26 3/8 = (26 * 8 + 3) / 8 = 211/8
Next, divide the total length (211/8) by the number of pieces (3):
(211/8) รท 3 = 211/8 * 1/3 = 211/24
Therefore, each piece will have a length of 211/24 inches.