Mr. Yamamoto has a piece of plywood that is 15 1/2 ft. long and 12 3/4 ft. wide. He needs to cut the wood into 12 pieces for the students in his carpentry class. Mr. Yamamoto cuts the length into 4 equal pieces and the width into 3 equal pieces. What are the dimensions of each piece? Express the answers in simplest form.(1 point)
inches long;
inches wide
and u gave the wrong answer for inches long and wide.
To find the dimensions of each piece, divide the total length and width of the plywood by the number of pieces needed.
Length of each piece = 15 1/2 ft / 4 = (31/2) ft / 4 = 31/8 ft
Width of each piece = 12 3/4 ft / 3 = (51/4) ft / 3 = 17/4 ft
To express the answers in simplest form:
Length of each piece = (31/8) ft = 3 7/8 ft
Width of each piece = (17/4) ft = 4 1/4 ft
So, each piece of plywood is 3 7/8 ft long and 4 1/4 ft wide.