A 16ft board is cut into 8 equal pieces.  a.) how many cuts will the carpenter have to make?  show the approximate locations of the cuts on the board illustrated here.  b.) assuming the saw has a 3"/16 kerf blade, a 3"/16 of wood is removed for each cut, what is the size of each piece to the nearest 32nd of an inch. (If you have to reduce a fraction, then rewrite the answer.) show all work and give answer as provided in the bottom of the problem.

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A 16ft board is cut into 8 equal pieces. 
a.) how many cuts will the carpenter have to make? 
show the approximate locations of the cuts on the board illustrated here. 
b.) assuming the saw has a 3"/16 kerf blade, a 3"/16 of wood is removed for each cut, what is the size of each piece to the nearest 32nd of an inch. (If you have to reduce a fraction, then rewrite the answer.) show all work and give answer as provided in the bottom of the problem. 

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