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Nevin has 25/2 yards of wire. If he cuts them into strands of 5/9 of a yard, how many strands will he have?

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Final answer:

To find out how many 5/9-yard strands Nevin can cut from 25/2 yards of wire, divide the total wire length by the length of each strand. The exact calculation is (25/2) / (5/9), which is equal to 22.5. Nevin can cut 22 full strands with leftover wire.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many strands of 5/9 of a yard can be cut from 25/2 yards of wire, we can divide the total length of wire by the length of each strand:

  1. Convert 25/2 yards to an improper fraction if necessary. It's already in this form, so we can keep it as is.
  2. Perform the division by multiplying the total length of wire by the reciprocal of the length of each strand. The calculation will look like this: (25/2) yards / (5/9) yards per strand.
  3. Simplify the multiplication: (25/2) * (9/5), which equals (225/10) or 22.5 strands.

Since we can't have a fraction of a strand, Nevin can only cut 22 full strands of wire, and there would be a leftover piece of wire.

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