Brad and Wes are building a tree house. They cut a 12 1/2 foot piece of wood into 5 of the same length. how long is each piece of wood? show your work
This is what I did
I divided 12.5/5=2.5 and each pieces of wood would be 2.5 FT.
Answer:
\(2\frac{1}{2}\) foot
Step-by-step explanation:
Brad and Wes cut a \(12\frac{1}{2}\) foot piece of wood into 5 of the same length.
Let length of 1 piece be x
So, Length of 5 pieces = 5x
Total length of wood= \(12\frac{1}{2}=\frac{25}{2}\)
So, \(5x=\frac{25}{2}\)
\(x=\frac{5}{2}\)
\(x=2\frac{1}{2}\)
Hence Length of each piece is \(2\frac{1}{2}\) foot