Question

It’s you birthday and you bought a giant sandwich to feed all of your guests. The sandwich is 10 1/2 feet long and you need to feed 14 people. If everyone gets a same sized piece how big is the piece going to be?
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Answer 1

Answer: $1\dfrac{3}{4}\text{ feet}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Length of sandwich = $10\dfrac12\text{ feet}=\dfrac{21}{2}\text{ feet}$

Total people = 14

If everyone gets a same sized piece , then length of each piece should be

$\dfrac{\text{ Length of sandwich}}{\text{Total people}}$

$=\dfrac{\dfrac{21}{2}}{14}\text{ feet}\\\\=\dfrac{21}{2\times14}\text{ feet}\\\\=\dfrac{7}{2\times2}\text{ feet}\\\\=\dfrac{7}{4}\text{ feet}\\\\=1\dfrac{3}{4}\text{ feet}$

Hence, length of each piece = $1\dfrac{3}{4}\text{ feet}$