Question

A plumber has a 2-meter length of pipe. He needs to cut it into sections that are 10 centimeters long. How many sections will he be able to cut? *

Answer 1

Answer:

  20

Step-by-step explanation:

For cutting problems, we make the assumption that there is no loss of length due to the material moved or removed by cutting.

  2 m = 200 cm

so there are ...

  (200 cm)/(10 cm/section) = 20 sections

that can be cut from the pipe.