Question

Carla is cutting pieces of string that are exactly 24 3/8 inches long. How many pieces can she cut from a ball of string that is 100 feet?

Answer 1

Carle cut 49 pieces.

Explanation:

1 foot= 12 inches

Length of piece of string = 24 3/8 inch

Length of string of ball = 100 ft

We have to find number of pieces cut by Carle.

What is perimeter of circle?

The perimeter of circle is twice of product of π with radius.

Now,

Length of piece of string = 24 3/8 inch

Length of string of ball = 100 ft

Since, 1 ft = 12 inch

Therefore, 100 ft = 1200 inches

We can write 24 3/8 inch = 24.3 inches approximately

Now number of pieces cut by Carle = 1200/24.3 = 49

Thus, Carle cut 49 pieces.