Question

A plumber has a 2-meter length of pipe. He needs to cut it into sections that are 10 centimeters long. How many sections will he be able to cut? *

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

For cutting problems, we make the assumption that there is no loss of length due to the material moved or removed by cutting.

2 m = 200 cm

so there are ...

(200 cm)/(10 cm/section) = 20 sections

that can be cut from the pipe.