Question

Carmen cuts a 60-inch-long wire into pieces that are 3/4 inch long.How many pieces does she have?

Answer 1

since we have to divide 60 by ¾, so get 60/ ¾ =60* 4/3 = 80

Answer 2

After cutting all the wire, Carmen will have:

• 80 pieces.

Explanation:

We know that the cable is 60 inches long and that Carmen is cutting 3/4 inch pieces, to make it easier, we will first do the division to work with a decimal number:

• 3/4 = 0.75 inches.

With that data in mind, you must divide the total value in the inches that are being cut, this because you want to identify how many pieces will come out of the total measurement:

• 60 inch / 0.75 inch = 80 pieces.