Question

Richard has 4 1/2 ft of wood. He needs to cut the wood into 5 equal pieces. Each piece of wood will be _____?

Answer 1

Answer: 22 1/2

Step-by-step explanation: first convert 4 1/2 into a mixed # = 9/2

The divide that by 5 (mult by reciprocal)

Reciprocal is the # flipped so,

9/2 x 1/5

= 45/2

divide 45 by 2