Question

Michael's father brought him a 16-foot board to cut into shelves for his bedroom. Michael plans to cut the board into 11 equal size lengths for his shelves.

The saw blade that Michael will use to cut the board will change the length of the board by -0.125 inches for each cut. How will this affect the total length of the board?

Answer 1

Answer:

The remaining wood will be 1.25 inches shorter.

Step-by-step explanation:

Only 10 cuts are required to cut the board into 11 equally sized lengths.  Thus, the length of the board after these cuts have been made will be

10(0.125 inches), or 1.25 inches, shorter.