Divide 141 by 73
73 only goes into 141 once
Well, we need to find the area of the cake. 22.5 times 10 is 225. That is the area then we need to find the area of each piece of cake. 2.5 times 2.5 is 6.26.
so divide the area of the cake by the area of each piece to find how many pieces can be cut.
225/6.25=36 36 pieces of cake can be cut from the cake
Think of this as a proportion: 2.4 is to 100, as 34 is to L ("L" for "Long piece.")
Cross multiply to get 2.4 L = 3400, then divide both sides by 2.4 to be left with
L = 3400/2.4, so
L = 1416.666...
So the longer piece of wood is 1,416.66... inches long.
Hope this helps!!:)
