Question

A 100 m long steel wire is divided into 8 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece

Answer 1

Answer:

12.5

Step-by-step explanation:

100/8=25/2=12.5

because 100 m and pieces is 8 so 100/8

=12.5

Answer 2

Answer:

Given:

•  A steel wire is of length 100m

• it is divided into 8

To find :

 the length of each wire

Solving question :

  The  length of each wire could be found out by dividing whole length by 8

Solution:

Let 'x' the length of each wire

we are given that 8 equal pieces

∴ Length of each wire , 8x = 100

∴Length of each wire ,  x = 12.5

Thus, the length of each wire is 12.5m