Question

From a rope 40 metres long, pieces of equal size are cut. If the length of one piece is `10/3` metre, find the number of such pieces.

Answer 1

Total length of rope = 40 m

Length of one piece = `10/3` m

Let the number of pieces be x.

Then, according to the question,

`(10x)/3 = 40`

⇒ `x = (40 xx 3)/10`

⇒ x = 12

Hence, number of pieces cut from the rope are 12.