Sam needs to cut a piece of sheet metal into 8 pieces. All the cuts are made in the same direction. It takes him 5 minutes to make each cut.
How many cuts will Sam make?
How would making a table help you find the number of minutes it took Sam to cut the sheet metal into 8 pieces?
How long will it take Sam to turn the sheet metal into 8 pieces? Write your answer in a complete sentence.
Don't know what
15 minutes
He'll make 7 cuts. If you can't see that that is the answer, draw a diagram.
7 * 5 = ?