Jodi is cutting out pieces of paper that measure 8 1/2 inches by 11 from a large sheet that has an area of 1,000 square inches. What is the area of each pieces that jodi is cutting out?
A = LW
A = 11 * 8.5
A = ________ square inches
To find the area of each piece that Jodi is cutting out, we first need to determine how many pieces can be cut from the large sheet of paper.
The large sheet has an area of 1,000 square inches, and each piece measures 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. To find out how many pieces can be cut, we divide the area of the large sheet by the area of each piece.
The area of each piece can be calculated by multiplying the length and width. The length is 8 1/2 inches, which can be written as the improper fraction 17/2, and the width is 11 inches. So, the area of each piece is (17/2) * 11.
Now, let's calculate the area of each piece:
(17/2) * 11 = (17 * 11) / 2 = 187 / 2.
Therefore, each piece that Jodi is cutting out has an area of 187/2 square inches.