Question

A wiring job requires 5,127 feet of cable. If the cable comes in 250-foot coils, how many coils of cable are required?​

Answer 1

21 cables

Explanation:

Because the cables come in 250-foot coils, you cannot have a piece of one cable. So, if you take the total amount of cable you need (5,127 feet) and divide it by how long a single cable is (250 feet).

5,127 divided by 250 is 20.508, but you cannot have a piece of one cable. So, you round up to the nearest whole number, 21.

Answer 2

20.58 (21)

Explanation:

5127/250 = 20.58

if the coils are only be imported in full form your gonna need 21