An electrician cut 36 feet of wire into sections that were each 8 1/2 feet long. After cutting, how many pieces of wire did the

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marin [14]

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An electrician cut 36 feet of wire into sections that were each 8 1/2 feet long. After cutting, how many pieces of wire did the

contractor have?

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Igoryamba · Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T15:18:30+03:00

Igoryamba3 years ago

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2 1/4 , 36 divided by 8 1/2 is equal too 2 1/4

Ipatiy [6.2K] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-27T17:45:27+03:00

The answer is 5 pieces. To get this answer lets first change 8 1/2 to 8.5 so we can divide. Now we are going to divide the 36 feet by the 8.5 pieces he needs cut. That answer is 4.24. So he will have 4 pieces of the 8 1/2 sizes he needs and have 1 leftover piece of about 2 feet long or so. So that equals 5 pieces.