Simra cuts an 8-carat diamond into smaller pieces. If each piece of diamond is 1/3 carat, how many pieces of diamond does Simra

Question

3 years ago

9

have now?

1 answer:

allsm [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T17:46:29+03:00

allsm [11]3 years ago

7 0

Answer: 24

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Simra has an 8-carat diamond

She cuts small pieces of $\frac{1}{3}$ carat

Suppose she cuts x pieces of diamond

$\therefore x=\dfrac{8}{\frac{1}{3}}\\\\\Rightarrow x=8\times 3\\\Rightarrow x=24$

She has now 24 pieces of diamond.