(a) Tyler takes the 10 pieces that were left from each board after his father cut the 2.25-foot-long boards. He lays them end to end on the ground.
• What is the total length of the 10 pieces?
• Use words and numbers to explain how you found your answer.
To find the total length of the 10 pieces, we need to determine the length of each piece and then add them together.
Given that Tyler took the leftover pieces from each board after his father cut 2.25-foot-long boards, we can assume that the 10 pieces are the remainder of the boards after removing 2.25 feet from each of them.
To find the length of each piece, we need to know the original length of the boards. If we have that information, we can subtract 2.25 feet from each board to get the length of the leftover piece.
Let's say the original length of the boards is x feet. To find the length of each piece, we subtract 2.25 from x and divide the result by the number of pieces (10 in this case):
Length of each piece = (x - 2.25) / 10
Once we have the length of each piece, we can find the total length by multiplying it by the number of pieces (10):
Total length of the 10 pieces = Length of each piece * Number of pieces
So, by substituting the appropriate values into the equations, we can calculate the total length of the 10 pieces.