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Section 1 Whole Numbers
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Carpentry Notes
Equal Spacing of Posts
Division is an operation that is often used to space objects out equally. For example,
during the erection of a fence, locations need to be established and drilled for the
fence posts. The 56′ fence is built with 9 equally spaced poles. Division is used to
determine the post spacing.
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Since there will be 8 equal spaces between the 9 poles, the 56′ length will be
divided by 8.
56′ ÷ 8 = 7′
Through division, it has been determined that spacing from post to post will be 7′.