A construction worker has a cable that is 8 yards long. He wants to cut it into 9 equal-length pieces. How long will each piece

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andrew11 [14]

3 years ago

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A construction worker has a cable that is 8 yards long. He wants to cut it into 9 equal-length pieces. How long will each piece

of cable be? A. 17 yd B. 8/9yd C. 1/8yd D. 9/8yd

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RideAnS [48] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-27T16:40:06+03:00

RideAnS [48]3 years ago

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I think it would be B. hope this helps!

Orlov [11] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-27T17:59:33+03:00

At first, I knew the answer would be 1 1/8.
But that is not an option. Therefore the answer is D.
For it cannot be A for that doesn't really make any sense. It cannot be B for it says the cable is 8 yards long and he wants to cut it into 9 equal pieces. So that would mean that that 8 would be the denominator not the numerator. So B is out. C is confusing, for we were not subtracting and if we were it would be -1/8 not 1/8. So what is left is D.