SOLUTION: Jason made pieces of rope that were 2/3 yard long. He had 21 pieces. How many pieces did he make
Algebra.Com
Question 391473: Jason made pieces of rope that were 2/3 yard long. He had 21 pieces. How many pieces did he make
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, if he had 21 pieces, the question becomes "Did he make them all?" If yes, he made at least 21 pieces. He might have made more than 21 and given some away by the time someone counted to determine that he had 21. If he didn't make them all, perhaps he was given some of them, then he made less than 21 pieces. But there is no way to tell exactly how many. The only thing that you can say for sure is that he made no fewer than 2 pieces. The lower limit comes from the fact that the problem opens with the statement: "Jason made pieces of rope that were 2/3 yard long." "Jason made..." demands that the number be larger than zero, and "pieces" being plural demands that the number be 2 or greater.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
RELATED QUESTIONS
Amy had 15 yards of rope.She made pieces of rope that were 5/8 yard long.How many pieces... (answered by ewatrrr,ptaylor)
Jim has 3/4 of a yard string which he wishes to divide into pieces, each 1/8 of a yard... (answered by edjones)
John has 54 1/4 yard of material. If he needs to cut the cloth into pieces that are 3... (answered by richwmiller)
john has 54 1/4 yard of material. If he needs to cut the cloth into pieces that are 3... (answered by user_dude2008)
A. Antonia has a green rope and a blue rope. Her green rope is 4 feet in length. She cut... (answered by josgarithmetic)
Jim has 3/4 of a yard of string which he wishes to divide into pieces yard long. How many (answered by rfer)
Jerry has a length of rope that he wants to cut into 5 equal pieces. If the rope is 21... (answered by harpazo)
How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each... (answered by Cromlix)
How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each... (answered by fractalier)
