Question

a piece of wood is 12 feet long and a nail is 3 inches long. the piece wood is how many times as long as the nail

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is 48

Step-by-step explanation:

144÷3=48

Answer 2

Answer:  The piece of wood is 48 times long as the nail.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a piece of wood is 12 feet long and a nail is 3 inches long.

We are to find the number of times the piece of wood is as compared to the nail.

We have

12 feet = 12 × 12 = 144 inches.

Let n be the required number of times.

Then, we have

$n=\dfrac{144}{3}\\\\\\\Rightarrow n=48.$

Thus, the piece of wood is 48 times long as the nail.