An electrician has 4.1 meters of wire how many strips 7/10 m can he cut. How much wire will he have left

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Roger Kaiser

3 March, 23:00

An electrician has 4.1 meters of wire how many strips 7/10 m can he cut. How much wire will he have left

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Evelin Rodgers · Answer 1

7/10 m = 0.7 m

4.1:0.7=5.85

You would round down 5.85 to just 5, because he cannot cut less than a whole strip.

To find the exact amount of wire used in 5 strips:

5*0.7 = 3.5

4.1-3.5 = 0.6 m will be leftover.