Question

From a rope $40meters$ long, pieces of equal size are cut.

If the length of one piece is $\frac{10}{3}meter$, find the number of such pieces.

Answer 1

Solve for the total number of pieces

Given,

Length of rope$=40m$

Length of each piece$=\frac{10}{3}m$

Let $n$ be the number of equal pieces formed.

Then, number of pieces is,

$$\begin{gathered} \left(\frac{10}{3}\right)\times n=40 \\ \Rightarrow n=40\times \frac{3}{10} \\ \Rightarrow n=12pieces \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the number of pieces formed is $12pieces$