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

User Luca Guidi
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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

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