Question

A Bar of steel is 340 cm long Issa cuts two 55cm lengths of the bar He then cuts the rest into as many 40cm lengths as possible Work out how many 40cm lengths of bar Issa cut.

Answer 1

5 pieces of 40 cm

Explanation:

A Bar of steel is 340 cm long Issa cuts two 55cm lengths of the bar

He then cuts the rest into as many 40cm lengths as possible

Work out how many 40cm lengths of bar Issa cut.

so

340cm - 55 cm - 55 cm = 230 cm remains

230 cm to cut into 40 cm as many as possible

40 cm

therefore, there are 5 pieces of 40 cm