Question

A factory makes rods by cutting plastic pipes that are 5 feet long into 8 rods. What is the total length of 13 rods?

Answer 1

Answer:8.125 ft

Explanation:

Given

Plastic pipes of 5 ft are cut into 8 rods

The length of each rod will be

`\Rightarrow (5)/(8)\ ft`

The total length for 13 rods are

`\Rightarrow L=13* (5)/(8)=(65)/(8)\ ft\\\Rightarrow L=8.125\ ft`