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Question

Ok, this is a math problem please tell me the steps of how to do it and the answer.

Hose found a board that is 4 feet long. He wants to build a shelf with that piece of board. He needs 1/8 of the board for the shelf. How long will the shelf be when he gets 1/8 from the board.

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Answer 1

4 x 12 = 48 inches in the 4 foot long board. 48 inches divided by 8 = 6, so 1/8th of the board is 6 inches. The shelf will be 6 in and he will have 42 inches of the board left.  

Answer 2

So, first you have to read the word problem very carefully and slowly. So it says here that the board is 4 feet long. The hose wants to build a shelf with 1/8 of the board for the shelf. The word "of" in these means you have to multiply 1/8 with the total length of the board which is 4 feet long. So, 1/8 times 4= 1/2 feet long. Therefore, our final answer is 1/2 feet long, because they are asking how "long" will the shelf be when he gets 1/8 from the board.  

Answer 3

4 ft x 1/8 = 4/8 reduced= 1/2 ft  so you need 1/2 ft for the shelf

Answer 4

4 divided by 8 = the answer.

0.5 feet.  

Answer 5

6 inchs

  48 in. in 4 ft. divide by 8 = 6