Question

An electrician needs 1/3 of a roll of electrical wire to wire each room in a house. How many rooms can he wire with 1 2/3 rolls of wire?

Answer 1

Yeah it is 5. 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 is 1 and 2/3. So the electrician can only wire 5 rooms.

Answer 2

5 rooms

Explanation:

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