How many complete sections of wire mold can be cut from a 5-foot-long piece that you remove from the shipping box? Each section will need ti be cut so that it is 1 inch by 2 and 3/9 inch long
To determine how many complete sections of wire mold can be cut, we need to divide the length of the wire mold by the desired length of each section.
The desired length of each section is 1 inch by 2 and 3/9 inch, which can be expressed as a mixed number: 1 inch + 2/9 inch = 1 + 2/9 = 9/9 + 2/9 = 11/9 inch.
Now, let's calculate the number of sections that can be cut:
5 feet = 5 * 12 inches = 60 inches
Number of sections = Total length of wire mold / Length of each section
Number of sections = 60 inches / (11/9) inches
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
Number of sections = 60 inches * (9/11 inches)
Number of sections = 540/11 inches
To simplify it further, we divide the numerator by the denominator:
Number of sections ≈ 49.09
Since we can't have a fraction of a section, we must round the answer down to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, you can cut a maximum of 49 complete sections of wire mold from the 5-foot long piece.
To find out how many complete sections of wire mold can be cut from a 5-foot-long piece, we need to convert the measurement to inches. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, a 5-foot-long piece is equivalent to 5 * 12 = 60 inches long.
Next, we need to determine the length of each wire mold section. According to the given information, each section should be cut to a length of 1 inch by 2 and 3/9 inches. We can convert this to a mixed fraction: 2 and 3/9 = (2 * 9 + 3)/9 = 21/9.
So, each section should be cut to a length of 1 inch by (21/9) inches.
Now, we can find the number of complete sections that can be cut from the 60-inch-long piece by dividing the total length by the length of each section:
Number of sections = 60 inches / (1 + 21/9) inches
To simplify this fraction, we need to find a common denominator:
(1 + 21/9) = (9/9 + 21/9) = 30/9 inches.
Dividing 60 inches by 30/9 inches:
Number of sections = 60 inches / (30/9) inches
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal:
Number of sections = 60 inches * (9/30) inches
Simplifying:
Number of sections = (2 * 2 * 5 * 3) / (2 * 3 * 5) = 2
Therefore, you can cut 2 complete sections of wire mold from a 5-foot-long piece.