Respuesta :

Answer: 7 spacers can be cut from the tube.

Solution:

Length of the tube: L=5 1/4 in=(5*4+1)/4 in=(20+1)/4 in→L=21/4 in

Number of spacers: n=?

Thickness of each spacer: t=3/4 in

n=L/t

n=(21/4 in) / (3/4 in)

n= (21/4) * (4/3)

n=(21*4) / (4*3)

n=84/12

n=7

Answer: 7 spacers can be cut from the tube.

Solution:

Length of the tube: L=5 1/4 in=(5*4+1)/4 in=(20+1)/4 in→L=21/4 in

Number of spacers: n=?

Thickness of each spacer: t=3/4 in

n=L/t

n=(21/4 in) / (3/4 in)

n= (21/4) * (4/3)

n=(21*4) / (4*3)

n=84/12

n=7