George has a wooden board that is 3 1/4 feet long. He needs to cut it into sections that are 3/4 foot long. How many sections can he cut from this board?
To determine the number of sections that can be cut, we need to divide the length of the board by the length of each section.
3 1/4 feet can be written as 3 + 1/4 = 3.25 feet.
Dividing 3.25 feet by 3/4 feet gives: 3.25 / 0.75 = 4.333...
Since we can't have a fraction of a section, we can only have 4 whole sections.
Therefore, George can cut 4 sections from this board.
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Apologies for the confusion. Let's re-evaluate the problem:
The length of the wooden board is 3 1/4 feet, which can also be written as 3.25 feet.
To determine how many 3/4-foot sections can be cut from the board, we need to divide the length of the board by the length of each section.
Dividing 3.25 feet by 3/4 feet can be done as follows:
3.25 / 0.75 = 4.33...
However, since we cannot have a fraction of a section, we need to round down to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, George can cut 4 sections from this board.