Question

I need help with this math problem. PLEASE!

Cory is cutting a long piece of wood into smaller pieces for a project. The line plot represents the length of the smaller pieces of wood. What is the combined length of the three longest pieces?

1/3 has 5 x's

1/2 has 4 x's

2/3 has 2 x's

Answer 1

the combined length of the three longest pieces 11/6 units

Explanation:

What is the combined length of the three longest pieces?

Given that:

• 1/3 has 5 x's
• 1/2 has 4 x's
• 2/3 has 2 x's

=> the length of the three longest pieces are:

2/3 for the 1st longest length

2/3 for the 2nd longest length

1/2 for the 3rd longest length

=> the combined length of the three longest pieces

= The sum of the 3 lenghts

= 2/3 + 2/3 + 1/2

= 11/6 units