Question

A carpenter needs to cut a plank of wood that is 1.25 m long into 5 equal pieces. What is the length
of each piece of wood?
(1) 0.50 m
(2) 0.25 m
(3)0.75 m
(4) 18.75 m​

Answer 1

Given:-

• Length of plank of wood = 1.25m
• Carpenter cut its into five equal pieces.

To Find:-

• Length of each piece of wood ?

Solution:-

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀According to the Question

It is given that carpenter needs to cut a plank of wood that is 1.25 m long into 5 equal pieces . We have to calculate the Length of each piece

Let the length of each piece of wood be x m

So,

• 5 × length of each piece of wood = Total length of plank of wood

Substitute the value we get

$:\implies$ 5 × x = 1.25

$:\implies$ x = 1.25/5

$:\implies$ x = 0.25 m

• Hence, the length of each piece is 0.25 metres

So , the required option is (2) 0.25 m

Answer 2

Given:-

• Carpenter needs to cut a plank of wood that is 1.25 m long into 5 equal pieces.

To Find:-

• The length of each piece of wood

Solution:-

As given in the question that plank of wood 1.25 m long is to be cutted into 5 equal pieces.

Then,

$\sf {\red{:\implies\:5 \times length\: of\: each\: piece\: = 1.25 m}}$

$\sf {\red{:\implies\: length\: of\: each\: piece\: =\dfrac{1.25}{5} m}}$

$\sf {\red{:\implies\: length\: of\: each\: piece\: =\dfrac{125}{500} m}}$

$\sf {\red{:\implies\: length\: of\: each\: piece\: =\dfrac{25}{100} m}}$

$\sf {\bold{\red{:\implies\: length\: of\: each\: piece\: =0.25m}}}$

Hence, The length of each piece of wood is 0.25m or 25cm.

[Option {2} is Correct]

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