Question 172804: It takes 40 minutes to cut a log into 5 pieces. How long would it take to cut a similar log into ten pieces? Found 2 solutions by Mathtut, colliefan:Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! this is a direct proportion problem
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5/40=10/x.....cross multiply and solve for x
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5x=400
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Cutting a log into 5 pieces requires 4 cuts. See the diagram below and imagine the line as the log.
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Assuming that the entire time of cutting the log into pieces is the time to make the cuts, it takes 40 minutes to make 4 cuts or 10 minutes per cut.
To cut the log into 10 pieces requires 9 cuts.
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If each cut takes 10 minutes, it should take 90 minutes.
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