Answer:
greatest number of pieces will be 9 that he can use.
Step-by-step explanation:
Jamar has a piece of wood, 8 foot long.
He wants to build a step stool for his tree house by cutting the pieces of the wood [tex]\frac{5}{6}[/tex] foot long each.
Number of pieces of the wood = [tex]\frac{\text{length of wood}}{\text{length of each piece}}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{8}{\frac{5}{6}}[/tex]
= [tex]8\times \frac{6}{5}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{48}{5}[/tex]
= [tex]9\frac{3}{5}[/tex]
Number of pieces will be 9 full pieces and a fraction of piece.
Therefore, greatest number of pieces will be 9 which Jamar can use.
