Question

How many lengths of wire, each 3 3/4 inches. long can be cut from a 25-ft roll?

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Answer 1

80 pieces of wire.

Explanation:

It may not come out evenly. If there is a remainder, it won't matter. Just throw it away and go with the integer answer.

Change 3 3/4 to a decimal

3.75

Change the 25 foot roll to inches.

25 feet * 12 inches / foot = 300 inches.

Now how many pieces of wire do we get.

1 piece of wire/3.75 inches = x pieces of wire / 300 inches

3.75 * x = 300

3.75 * x / 3.75 = 300 / 3.75

x = 80