Problema Solution
Suppose you want to cut
1515
identical boards of length
33
feet. The procedure is to measure and cut the first board, then use the first board to measure and cut the second board, then use the second board to measure and cut the third board, and so on
Answer provided by our tutors
The problem statement is ambiguous and most likely contains some errors. I would assume that "1515" is intended to be "15' and "33" is intended to be "3". So 15 identical boards each with a length of 3 feet.
...so in the end the problem statement does not provide a question. If every board is 3 feet long and 15 boards are cut, then the starting length is 45 feet: