An electrician has a piece of wire that is 4 3/8 cm. She divides the wire into pieces that
are 1 2/3 cm long. How many pieces does she have???
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→wire length = 4 3/8 cm
= 35/8cm
→divided into pieces = 1 2/3 cm
= 5/3
→now, find the reciprocal of 5/3 = 3/5
= 35/8*3/5
=105/40
→divide 105/40 from 5 =21/8
→finally, make 21/8 into mixed fraction as it is in improper fraction
= 2 5/8
∴THUS, WHEN THE WIRE IS DIVIDED AS 1 2/3 THERE ARE 2 5/8 PIECES
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