Question

If Marge has 14 2/5feet of chain And she wants to find how many 3/8 foot long pieces she can make. how many pieces will she have?

Answer 1

Answer:  The number of pieces is 38.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Marge has $14\dfrac{2}{5}$ feet of chain that she wants to cut into $\dfrac{3}{8}$ foot long pieces.

We are to find the number of pieces that she will have after cutting.

Let, 'n' be the number of pieces that she can make.

Therefore, we must have

$\dfrac{3}{8}\times n=14\dfrac{2}{5}\\\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{3}{8}n=\dfrac{72}{5}\\\\\\\Rightarrow n=\dfrac{72\times 8}{3\times5}\\\\\\\Rightarrow n=\dfrac{576}{15}\\\\\\\Rightarrow n=38.4.$

Thus, she can make 38 pieces from the chain.

Answer 2

She can make 246.4 3 / 8 foot long pieces