Question

1. Marty will reinforce a concrete walkway by cutting a steel rod that is 4 yardslong. How many pieces can he cut if each piece must be 1/2 yard in length?

Answer 1

From the statement of the problem, we know that Maty:

• has a steel rod of length L = 4 yards,

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• he wants to cut pieces of length a = 1/2 yards = 0.5 yards.

To find the number of pieces n of length a that Maty can cut from the steel rod of length L, we compute the quotient between L and a, we get:

`n=(L)/(a)=\frac{4\text{yards}}{0.5\text{yards}}=8.`

Answer

Maty can cut 8 pieces.