Business Applications and Critical Thinking. Use fractions and mixed numbers to solve each...

Business Applications and Critical Thinking. Use fractions and mixed numbers to solve each of the following. State the answers as whole numbers, proper fractions, or mixed numbers in lowest terms. (for each correct answer)

Home builders Bill and John Walter are planning a narrow stairway to an attic. The stairs will each be 2 feet 8 inches long. They will cut the stairs from boards that are 8 feet long. How many whole stairs can they cut from one 8-foot board? (Hint: 8 inches is  foot.)