2007-07-05 05:47:20 · 8 answers · asked by Robert C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
5 1/2 = 11/2.
Divide the length of the strip by the length of each piece:
66 / (11/2) =
66 * (2/11) =
(6 * 11 * 2) / 11 =
6 * 2 =
12
2007-07-05 05:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by McFate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started as a frame carpenter in 1972 and am now a homebuilder. The info about a saw kerf is correct. The question is vague as others suggest, thus my answers: If the saw kerf were not a factor, the board could be cut into 5 - 12" pieces and one 6" piece. So, if you called the 12" pieces a "piece", then the 6" part would be a 1/2 piece. A strip of wood 66" long would be cut into 5 pieces and 1 -1/2 piece, or 5 1/2 pieces. From another perspecive: If the board is to be cut into 5 1/2 pieces, but as a seperate factor, someone is asking how many pieces can be cut, then the answer may be determined by how many times you can effectively cut the board. If it can be cut with a razor blade, then the correct answer may be thousands or millions. This brings me to another question: If you cut a round pizza into quarters, or 4 equal pieces, and cut one of the quarters in half, would the results of the cut piece yield two pieces of pizza or two 1/2 pieces of pizza?
2016-05-18 23:12:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12
2007-07-05 05:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, all of the answers of 12 are incorrect.
Their math to solve for 12 pieces is correct, however you must deduct for the width of the saw blade. Therefore you can only have 11 pieces.
Answer: 11 pieces
2007-07-05 06:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by rynoh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
66/5.5 = 12 pieces
2007-07-05 05:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by Justin M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
66 divided by 5.5 = 12
This assumes negligible losses from the saw cut.
Done!
2007-07-05 05:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
66/5.5 = 12
2007-07-05 05:51:06 · answer #7 · answered by shrikant s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 peices : ]
2007-07-05 05:51:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋