Question

An 8m length of rope is cut into 5 pieces of equal length. how long is each of the pieces?

Answer 1

The length of rope = 8m
If it is cut into 5 pieces of equal length then

Length of each piece = 8 / 5 m
= 1.6 m

Answer 2

An 8m length of rope is cut into 5 pieces of equal length. how long is each of the pieces?

Answer:

Length of Rope = 8 m

No. of pieces = 5

Equal length pieces according to question..

Length of each piece =

$\frac{8}{5} = 1.6$