Question

A carpenter has a board 2 meters long. She needs to cut it into 8 equal pieces. How many centimeters long will

each piece be?
1600

Answer 1

400

Explanation:

1 meter = 100 centimeters

8/2 = 4

4 x 100 = 400

Answer 2

Explanation:

1 meter = 100 centimeters.....so 2 meters = 200 cm

split into 8 equal pieces....200 / 8 = 25 cm <=== each piece is 25 cm