Question

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?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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