andre is cutting fence boards from a large piece of wood 10 1/4 yards long. each board needs to be 4/5 yard.
To determine how many boards Andre can cut from the large piece of wood, we need to divide the length of the wood by the length of each board.
10 1/4 yards can be converted to an improper fraction: 10 1/4 = 41/4 yards.
Now, divide the length of the wood by the length of each board: (41/4 yards) / (4/5 yard) = (41/4) * (5/4) = (41*5)/(4*4) = 205/16.
Therefore, Andre can cut 205/16 boards from the large piece of wood.
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To find out how many boards Andre can cut from the large piece of wood, we need to divide the length of the wood by the length of each board.
The length of the wood is 10 1/4 yards, which can be converted to an improper fraction:
10 1/4 = (10*4 + 1)/4 = 41/4 yards.
Now, divide the length of the wood by the length of each board:
(41/4 yards) / (4/5 yard) = (41/4) * (5/4) = (41*5)/(4*1) = 205/4.
Therefore, Andre can cut 205/4 boards from the large piece of wood.
andre is cutting fence boards from a large piece of wood 10 1/4 yards long. each board needs to be 4/5 yard.
To calculate how many boards Andre can cut, we need to divide the length of the wood by the length of each board.
The length of the wood is 10 1/4 yards, which can be written as an improper fraction as 41/4.
Next, we'll divide this by the length of each board, which is 4/5 yard.
41/4 ÷ 4/5 = 41/4 × 5/4 (dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
41 × 5 / 4 × 4 = 205 / 16.
Therefore, Andre can cut 205/16 boards from the large piece of wood.