Question

How many 3 3/4 inch wires can be cut from a spool if wire that is 100 inches how much will be left over

Answer 1

How many 3$\frac{3}{4}$ wires can be cut from a spool of wire that is 100 inches long?

How many inches will be left over?

Number of pieces of wires = length of spool of wire ÷ length of each piece of wire.

Number of pieces = 100 ÷ 3$\frac{3}{4}$ = 100 ÷ $\frac{15}{4}$

That gives $\frac{100 * 4}{15}$

Simplifying gives $\frac{400}{15}$ = $\frac{80}{3}$

This is equivalent to 26$\frac{2}{3}$ pieces

So 26 pieces of wires can be cut from a spool and $\frac{2}{3}$ of a piece will be left over.