Answer:
greatest number of pieces will be 9 that he can use.
Step-by-step explanation:
Jamar has a piece of wood, 8 foot long.
He wants to build a step stool for his tree house by cutting the pieces of the wood \(\frac{5}{6}\) foot long each.
Number of pieces of the wood = \(\frac{\text{length of wood}}{\text{length of each piece}}\)
= \(\frac{8}{\frac{5}{6}}\)
= \(8\times \frac{6}{5}\)
= \(\frac{48}{5}\)
= \(9\frac{3}{5}\)
Number of pieces will be 9 full pieces and a fraction of piece.
Therefore, greatest number of pieces will be 9 which Jamar can use.
