Joe has a 28 foot long board. He needs to cut it into 24 equal length parts.How many feet should each section of the board be?

Using proportions, it is found that each section of the board would have 1.167 feet.What is a proportion?A proportion is a fraction of total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.In this problem, the 24 sections combine to 28 feet. How many feet is there in a single section?The rule of three is:24 sections - 28 feet1 section - x feetApplying cross multiplication:[tex]24x = 28[/tex][tex]x = \frac{28}{24}[/tex][tex]x = 1.167[/tex]Each section of the board would have 1.167 feet.You can learn more about proportions at