Question

Mr. Marquis had a metal pipe that was 1,000 cm in length. He cut the pipe into 16 shorter pieces of equal length. How long was each piece?

Answer 1

To answer this, divide 1000 cm by 16:

1000 cm

------------------ = 66 2/3 cm per piece

16 pieces

Answer 2

This would mean 1000cm of pipe is distributed across 16 cuts, or 1000/16. This equals 62.5, or that each piece would be 62.5 centimeters long.