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A pipe needs to be cut into pieces that are each 3/8 feet long. If the pipe is 24 feet long, how many pieces can be made from the pipe?

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Answer:

64 pieces

Explanation:

To calculate the number of pieces that can be made from the pipe, we can divide the total length of the pipe by the length of each piece.


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} =\frac{\textsf{ Total length of pipe}}{\textsf{ Length of each piece}}

We know that the total length of the pipe is 24 feet and the length of each piece is 3/8 feet.


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} =(24\, ft )/((3)/(8) \,ft )


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} =24\, ft \cdot (8)/(3 \,ft )


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} =( 24 \cdot 8)/(3)


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} =\frac{ 8 \cdot \cancel{3} \cdot 8}{\cancel{3}}


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} = 8 \cdot 8


\sf \textsf{Number of pieces} =64

Therefore, 64 pieces can be made from the pipe.

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Answer:

64 pieces can be made

Explanation:

to find the number of pieces that can be made

divide the length of pipe by length of poeces , that is

24 ÷
(3)/(8)

to compute the division

• leave the first value of 24

• change division to multiplication

• turn the fraction ' upside down '

= 24 ×
(8)/(3)

=
(24(8))/(3)

=
(192)/(3)

= 64

that is 64 pieces can be made from the pipe

User Marleni
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