Question

The mast of a ship is of the length 6 km 885 m. The pirates use fabric pieces, each of length 15 m for making the mast.
How many pieces will they require to make the mast?

• A. 345
• B. 381
• C. 454
• D. 459

Answer 1

The correct option is D 459

The pirates have to make the mast of the ship of length 6 km 885 m.
Each fabric piece measure 15 m

∴ To get number of fabric pieces, divide 6 km 885 m by 15 m.

Convert 6 km 885 m to $m$,
6 km 885 m = 6 × 1000 m + 885 m
= 6885 m

So, here,
Divisor = $15$
Dividend = $6885$

$$\begin{array}{c}459\\ 156885\\ -\underset{–}{60}2\\ 88\\ -\underset{–}{75}\\ 135\\ -\underset{–}{135}\\ 0\end{array}$$
Thus, the pirates will require $459$ pieces to make the mast of the ship.