a plumber cuts two short pieces of pipe each 37 centimeters long from a piece of pipe that is 1 meter long. how much pipe is left after cutting the two pieces?
26
100 - (2 * 37) = ?
a plumber cuts two short pieces of pipe each 37 centimeters long from a piece of pipe that is 1 meter long. how much pipe is left after cutting the two pieces?
To find out how much pipe is left after cutting the two pieces, you need to subtract the total length of the two shorter pieces from the original length of the pipe.
Given that the original piece of pipe is 1 meter long, we first need to convert this measurement to centimeters. Since 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters, the original length of the pipe is 100 centimeters.
Now, let's calculate the total length of the cut pieces. The plumber cuts two short pieces of pipe, each 37 centimeters long. Therefore, the total length of the cut pieces is 37 centimeters + 37 centimeters = 74 centimeters.
To find the amount of pipe left, we subtract the total length of the cut pieces from the original length of the pipe:
100 centimeters - 74 centimeters = 26 centimeters
Therefore, after cutting the two 37-centimeter pieces, there will be 26 centimeters of pipe left.