Question

Kevin is making a picture frame. He has a piece of trim that is 4 feet long. How many 14-inch long piece can kevin cut from the trim? How much of a foot will he have left over?

Answer 1

Half of a foot trenches left then convert that to half of a foot

Answer 2

First, convert 4 feet into inches - 48 inches. Then, divide 48 by 14 to get 3.43, so he can have 3 14-inch long pieces. To get the left over out of a foot, take 14 x 3 to get 42, then subtract 42 from your original 48 inches to get 6 inches left, which is half of a foot.