Kiersten has 5 1/2 feet of wood. She is creating a sculpture and needs to divide the woodinto 3/4 foot pieces. How many pieces can she cut from the wood? Write and solve adivision problem to represent this situation.
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Answer:[tex]\frac{22}{3}[/tex] pieces she can cut from the wood. Step-by-step explanation:Given : Kiersten has [tex]5\frac{1}{2}[/tex] feet of wood. She is creating a sculpture and needs to divide the wood into [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] foot pieces.To find : How many pieces can she cut from the wood?Solution : Kiersten has [tex]5\frac{1}{2}=\frac{11}{2}[/tex] feet of wood.She is creating a sculpture and needs to divide the wood into [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] foot pieces.i.e. Divide [tex]\frac{11}{2}[/tex] by [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] for number of pieces,[tex]\frac{11}{2}\div \frac{3}{4}=\frac{\frac{11}{2}}{\frac{3}{4}}[/tex][tex]\frac{11}{2}\div \frac{3}{4}=\frac{11\times 4}{2\times 3}[/tex][tex]\frac{11}{2}\div \frac{3}{4}=\frac{22}{3}[/tex]Therefore, [tex]\frac{22}{3}[/tex] pieces she can cut from the wood.