Question

Saw a board 5 ft 1 in. Long into six equal pieces. If the loss per cut is 1/5 in., how long will each piece be?

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of each piece is 0.833 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of board, L = 5 ft 1 inch

loss per cut = 1/5 inch

The board should be cut by 5 times to get the 6 pieces.

The loss in 5 cuts = 5 x 1/5 = 1 inch

So, the length of each piece is

$L' =\frac{5 ft 1 in - 1in }{6}\\\\L' =\frac{5}{6}\\\\L' = 0.833 ft$