jack has a cable that is 22.4 ft. long. He wants to cut it into pieces that are 38.4 inches long? how many 38.4 inch pieces will he get from the cable?
is it 16 pieces?
Let's see --
22.4 * 12 = 268.8 inches
16 * 38.4 = 614.4 inches
Nope. He sure won't get 16 pieces.
Please try again.
ok I see that so it would be 7 pieces, right?
Right.
To determine how many 38.4 inch pieces Jack will get from the 22.4 ft cable, we need to convert the length of the cable to inches and divide it by the length of each piece.
First, let's convert the length of the cable into inches. There are 12 inches in a foot, so 22.4 ft * 12 in/ft = 268.8 inches.
Next, we divide the length of the cable (268.8 inches) by the length of each piece (38.4 inches) to find the number of pieces Jack will get: 268.8 inches / 38.4 inches = 7 pieces.
Therefore, Jack will be able to get 7 pieces of 38.4 inches from the 22.4 ft cable.