Question

It’s you birthday and you bought a giant sandwich to feed all of your guests. The sandwich is 10 1/2 feet long and you need to feed 14 people. If everyone gets a same sized piece how big is the piece going to be?

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Answer 1

Answer:
`1(3)/(4)\text{ feet}`

Explanation:

Given: Length of sandwich =
`10\frac12\text{ feet}=(21)/(2)\text{ feet}`

Total people = 14

If everyone gets a same sized piece , then length of each piece should be

`\frac{\text{ Length of sandwich}}{\text{Total people}}`

`=((21)/(2))/(14)\text{ feet}\\\\=(21)/(2*14)\text{ feet}\\\\=(7)/(2*2)\text{ feet}\\\\=(7)/(4)\text{ feet}\\\\=1(3)/(4)\text{ feet}`

Hence, length of each piece =
`1(3)/(4)\text{ feet}`