How many times as long as the nail is a 12-foot piece of wood?

Question

A piece of wood is 12 feet long, and a nail is 3 inches long. The piece of wood is how many times as long as the nail? 1/4 4 9 48

Quizzma Team · Answer

To find how many times the piece of wood is as long as the nail, we first need to convert the length of the nail from inches to feet. There are 12 inches in a foot, so:

3 inches = 3/12 feet = 1/4 feet.

Now, we can divide the length of the wood by the length of the nail:

Length of wood = 12 feet

Length of nail = 1/4 feet

Now, divide:

12 feet ÷ (1/4 feet) = 12 × 4 = 48.

So, the piece of wood is 48 times as long as the nail.

The correct answer is 48.

How many times as long as the nail is a 12-foot piece of wood?

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