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 equal strips Sheila makes, we need to divide the length of the wire cable by the length of each strip.
Length of wire cable: 60 feet
Length of each strip: 4/5 feet
Dividing the length of the wire cable by the length of each strip:
60 feet ÷ (4/5) feet
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal:
60 feet × (5/4) = 75
Therefore, Sheila makes 75 equal strips.
To find out how many strips Sheila makes, we need to divide the length of the wire cable by the length of each strip.
Given:
Length of wire cable = 60 feet
Length of each strip = 4/5 feet
To find the number of strips, we can use the formula:
Number of strips = Length of wire cable / Length of each strip
Substituting the given values into the formula:
Number of strips = 60 feet / (4/5) feet
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction:
Number of strips = 60 feet * (5/4 feet)
Now, we can cancel out the unit "feet" on the numerator and denominator:
Number of strips = 60 * 5 / 4
Performing the multiplication:
Number of strips = 300 / 4
Performing the division:
Number of strips = 75
Therefore, Sheila makes 75 strips from the 60-foot wire cable.