If you have an 18ft. metal pipe, how many cuts must you make in order to cut the pipe into 2ft long pieces? a) 9, b) 8, c) 7, d) 16

Raynor2i

Raynor2i

Answered question

2022-07-16

If you have an 18ft. metal pipe, how many cuts must you make in order to cut the pipe into 2ft long pieces?
a) 9
b) 8
c) 7
d) 16

Answer & Explanation

neobuzdanio

neobuzdanio

Beginner2022-07-17Added 13 answers

Step 1
I must be cut in to 9 2ft pieces because 9 × 2 = 18.
If you have 9 2 ft pieces, then you have 18 ft of pipe.
Jadon Melendez

Jadon Melendez

Beginner2022-07-18Added 4 answers

Step 1
18   f t 2   f t = 9   p i e c e s
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
There are 9 two foot long poles thus ( 9 ) ( 2 ) = 18 by making 8 cuts

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