Carlos's father bought him a 18-foot board to cut into shelves for his bedroom. Carlos plans to cut the board into 7 equal size lenghts for his shelves.
Q: The saw blade that Carlos will use to cut the board will change the length of the board by -0.125 inches for each cut. How will this affect the total length of the board?
If he cuts the board into 7 pieces, that will require 6 cuts with his saw. Therefore, he will lose 6 * .125, or .75 feet for all of the cuts, resulting in 17.25 feet in total after the cuts.
