Joseph needs 12 pieces of lumber to make a toy box. he has 10 feet of lumber. he is going to cut them into 2/4 feet equal lengths. will joseph have enough to make the box

Joseph has enough pieces to make the box

Solution:

Joseph needs 12 pieces of lumber to make a toy box

He has 10 feet of lumber. He is going to cut them into 2/4 feet equal lengths

From given information,

Total feet of lumber = 10 feet

Length of 1 piece =

Therefore, number of pieces that can be cut from total feet of lumber is found by dividing the total feet by length of 1 piece

Substituting the values we get,

Thus he will get 20 pieces of equal length

Joseph needs 12 pieces of lumber to make a toy box. So he has enough pieces to make the box

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Step-by-step explanation:

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