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Noah has 10 meters of rip .How many pieces of rope length 1/2 meter can he cut from?

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Noah has 10 meters of rip .How many pieces of rope length 1/2 meter can he cut from-example-1
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Answer: He can cut 5 meters of rope.

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the number of 1/2 m rope which can be cut from 10 m long rope = 10 / (1/2) = 20 pieces of 1/2 m rope

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