Question

Tom has a piece of rope that is 105 feet long. He wants to cut the rope into 5 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?

What is an equation that represents this situation?

Answer 1

Answer: Each piece would have to be 21 feet

Equation: 105/m, where m is the number of pieces you need

Explanation:

Tom .needs 5 equal pieces

divide 105/5 to get 21