Question

a pipe is 30 feet long. it needs to be cut into pieces that are 3/5 feet long. how many pieces can be made from the pipe

Answer 1

it's basically 30 divide by 3/5
which becomes 30*5/3

The answer is 50

Answer 2

50 pieces.

Explanation:

The length of the pipe is = 30 feet.

It needs to be cut into pieces that are =
`(3)/(5)` feet

We will divide 30 by
`(3)/(5)` feet

30 ÷
`(3)/(5)`

= 30 ×
`(5)/(3)`

= 10 × 5

= 50 pieces

50 pieces can be made from the 30 feet long pipe.