Question

A mechanic has a radiator hose that measures 32 feet long. It needs to be cut into pieces equaling 5 feet 3 inches. How many whole pieces can it be cut into?

Answer 1

6 whole pieces

Explanation:

We are given that a mechanic has a radiator hose which is 32 feet long and needs to be cut into pieces equaling 5 feet 3 inches and we are to find the number of whole pieces that it can be cut into.

So we need to divide the total length by the the length that we want to cut the pieces into.

5 feet 3 inches =
`5(1)/(4) = (21)/(4)` inches

`(32)/((21)/(4) )`

By cross multiplication:

`32*(4)/(21) =6.095`

Therefore, 6 whole pieces can be cut from the hose.