Angie had 12 feet of string. She will cut the string into equal lengths of 5 inches each. How much string v will be left after she cuts as many of these lengths as possible?

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Juliana

15 August, 20:10

Angie had 12 feet of string. She will cut the string into equal lengths of 5 inches each. How much string v will be left after she cuts as many of these lengths as possible?

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Roberto Alvarez · Answer 1

First you should convert the feet into inches just because that should make it easier on yourself.

So 12 feet = 144 inches

If Angie has to cut the pieces in 5 inches each

you should do 144 divided by 5 to get your answer which should be

28-5 inch pieces with 4 inches of string left over.