Sheila cuts a 60 foot wire cable in equal strips of 4/5 of a feet each. how many strips does she make?
To find the number of strips Sheila makes, we need to divide the total length of the wire cable by the length of each strip.
Given:
Total length of wire cable = 60 feet
Length of each strip = 4/5 feet
Dividing the total length by the length of each strip:
60 feet / (4/5 feet) = 60 feet * (5/4 feet) = (60 * 5) / 4 = 300/4
Simplifying the fraction:
300/4 = 75
Therefore, Sheila makes 75 strips.
To find out how many equal strips Sheila makes, we need to divide the total length of the wire cable by the length of each strip.
Given:
Total length of wire cable = 60 feet
Length of each strip = 4/5 feet
To divide the length of the cable by the length of each strip, we can use the following formula:
Number of strips = Total length / Length of each strip
Plugging in the values:
Number of strips = 60 feet / (4/5 feet)
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal:
Number of strips = 60 feet * (5/4 feet)
Next, let's simplify the expression:
Number of strips = 300/4 feet
Simplifying further:
Number of strips = 75 feet
Therefore, Sheila can make 75 strips of 4/5 feet each when she cuts the 60-foot wire cable.