Question

The amount of wire on a spool is listed as 150 m. How many pieces of wire 10 ft long can you cut from this spool?

Answer 1

150 m*3.28 ft/m= 492 ft
492 ft/10 segments= 49.2
49 pieces of wire

Answer 2

Answer: 49 pieces

Explanation:

Given : The amount of wire on a spool is listed as 150 m.

The length of a piece of wire = 10 ft.

We know that 1 meter = 3.28084 feet

Then , 150 meters =
`3.28084*150=492.126\text{ feet}`

Now, the number of pieces of wire 10 ft long you can cut from the spool:-

`n=(492.126)/(10)=49.2126\approx49`

Hence, approximately 49 pieces of wire 10 ft long can be cut from the spool.