Question

From a rope 40 metres long, pieces of equal size are cut. If the length of one piece is 10/3metre,find the number of such pieces

Answer 1

12 pieces bcoz 40/10/3 so 40 *3/10

Answer 2

length of rope
$x = 40|$

rope is cut into n equal parts
$\frac{x}{n} = \frac{10}{3}$

now find n
$\ n= \frac{3}{10} * 40 = 12$