Question

a metal pile is 500cm long correct to the nearest centimeter the pole is cut into rods each of length 5.8cm correct to the nearest millimeter calculate the largest rod the pole can be cut into

Answer 1

86 pieces

Explanation:

Given

`Pole = 500cm`

`Pieces = 5.8cm`

Required

Determine the largest number of rods

To do this, we simply divide the length of the pole by the length of each piece.

`Number = (Pole)/(Pieces)`

`Number = (500cm)/(5.8cm)`

`Number = (500)/(5.8)`

`Number = 86.2068965517`

Round down

`Number = 86`