Question

Carlos bought two packages of rope, each containing 12 feet of

rope. He needs to cut pieces of rope that are each 20 inches in
length. What is the greatest number of pieces that he can cut
from these two packages of rope?
1 foot = 12 inches

Answer 1

14 pieces

Explanation:

First you need to convert the 24 feet into inches. Do this by multiplying 24 (feet) by 12 (inches) since 1 foot has 12 inches in it and you have 12 feet. This means he has 288 inches of rope. Then divide 288 by 20 since he wants to see how many 20 inch pieces he can cut. You should get 14.4 but since it asks for the greatest number of pieces you need to round it down to 14 since he wants full 20 inch pieces.

Answer 2

Answer: 14 pieces.

Step-by-step explanation: 1 foot = 12 inches

12 feet of rope = 144 inches of rope

144 / 20 = 7.2 = 7 sections can be cut from each package.

The greatest number of pieces from 2 packages = 14 pieces