Question

A pipe that's 36 inches long needs to be cut into 2 1/4-inch long pieces. How many pieces can be cut from this length of pipe? Hint: Change 2 1/4 to an improper fraction before calculating.

A. 9
B. 11 1/4
C. 4 4/9
D. 16

Answer 1

D. 16

Explanation:

I divided 36 from 2.25.

Answer 2

16 inches

Explanation:

2 1/4 = 9/4 inches

Number of pieces = 36 / 9/4

= 36 + 4/9

= 16 inches