1 foot = 12 inches so 12 feet = 12*12 = 144 inches from which 14 10" pieces can be cut.
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8 square feet.
Oh, dude, let's break it down. If Steve cut an 8-foot board into three equal pieces, each piece would be 8 divided by 3, which is approximately 2.67 feet long. So, like, each piece would be around 2 feet and 8 inches long. Math can be fun, right?
If the question means "Can the three pieces of wood be placed together to form a triangle", which I suspect it does, the answer is No. In a triangle, any two sides must be longer than the other. 4 + 7 is not longer than 13, so they could not meet is one was joined to a different end of the 13 inch board.
40 board feet
28=A+B+c b=2A c=4A subst. a=4 b=8 c=16