Question

A pipe is 30 feet long. it need to be cut into pieces that are each 2/3 ft long how many pieces can be made from the pipe? answer in the simplest form​

Answer 1

Divide total length by length of each piece to get the number of pieces.

= 30 ÷ 2/3

multiply by reciprocal of 2/3

= 30 * 3/2

= 90/2

= 45

ANSWER: Total number of pieces that can be cut is 45.