Jose needs a #5/8# meter length of copper pipe to complete a project. Which of the following lengths of pipe can be cut to the required length with the least length of pipe left over? #9/16# meter. #3/5# meter. #3/4# meter. #4/5# meter. #5/6# meter.
1 Answer
Feb 20, 2018
Explanation:
The easiest way to solve them is to make them all share a common denominator. I'm not going to get into the details of how to do that, but it is going to be
Converting them all into a "
And we have:
Given that we can't use a copper pipe that is shorter than the amount we want, we can remove