Question

Linda cut a wire into 5 equal pieces. The wire was originally 4.75 meters long. How long is each piece?

Answer 1

.95 meters

or 95cm

Explanation:

Divide 4.75 by 5 to find the length of each equal piece.

4.75 ÷ 5 = .95

This is .95meters.

Use long division if you are not allowed to use a calculator.

 _.95__

5 ) 4.75

 - 45

---------------

 25

 - 25

---------------

 0

.95 meters is 95cm