SOLUTION: Evette has 41 1/2 feet of string. She wants to cut it into pieces 3 3/4 feet long. How many pieces of string will she have? How much string remains, if any?

Algebra ->  Numeric Fractions Calculators, Lesson and Practice -> SOLUTION: Evette has 41 1/2 feet of string. She wants to cut it into pieces 3 3/4 feet long. How many pieces of string will she have? How much string remains, if any?      Log On


   

Question 96932: Evette has 41 1/2 feet of string. She wants to cut it into pieces 3 3/4 feet long. How many pieces of string will she have? How much string remains, if any?
Answer by evhil_mahabahkah(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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41 ½ / 3 ¾


83/2 / 15/4


83/2 x 4/15 (reciprocal)


116/15 or 11 remainder 1/15


Therefore, there are 11 strings and, 41 ½ - 11(3 ¾) = ¼ ft remaining string