You need to cut a 9 foot piece of plywood into 12 inch sections. Every cut also removes 1/8 inch. How much of the plywood will be left after cutting the 12 inch sections

Let's create an equation to define this scenario. s=sections cut and p=plywood remaining. 9 feet equals 108 inches. From this, we can get the following: p=108 - 12s - 1/8s. Using this equation, we can find that eight sections can be cut with eleven inches remaining. 11 inches of plywood will remain.