Question

Lucas wants to tie a piece of string onto balloons for a party. He has string that is 22 1/2 inches long, and he'll cut it into three equal pieces. How long will each piece be? (this is due tmrw)

Answer 1

7.5 inches

Explanation:

`length \: of \: string = 22 (1)/(2) \: in \\ \\ = (45)/(2) \: in \\ \\ since \: he \: wants \: to \: cut \: thestring \: in \: three \: \\equal \: pieces \\ \\ \therefore \: length \: of \: each \: piece = (45)/(2) / 3 \\ \\ = (45)/(2) * (1)/(3) \\ \\ = (15)/(2) \\ \\ = 7.5 \: in`

Answer 2

Each piece will be 7 1/2 inches long.

Explanation:

If the original length of the string is 22 1/2 inches long, simply divide the total length by 3 to get the length of each resulting equal piece.

22.5 inches / 3 pieces = 7.5 inches/piece