Question

Glenn needs to cut pieces of a lanyard that are each 1 meter long to make lanyard key chains. If he has 3 pieces of lanyard that are each 1 deka meter long, how many 1-meter pieces of lanyard can he cut?

Answer 1

30

Explanation:

3 pieces each 1 dekameter long

1 dekameter = 10 meters

Convert dekameters to meters

3 pieces each 10 meters long

Multiply

Glenn has 30 meters of lanyard

Divide

He can cut 30 1-meter pieces

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