SOLUTION: each lace is 75 cm long. How many pairs of laces i can make from a narrow strip of leather 10 m long?

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Question 555635: each lace is 75 cm long. How many pairs of laces i can make from a narrow strip of leather 10 m long?
Answer by TutorDelphia(193) About Me  (Show Source):
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First lets get everything in the same units. there are 100 cm for every 1 meter.
10m=10*100cm=1000cm
1000cm/75cm=13 1/3. So we can make 13 complete laces
To get the number of pairs take 13/2=6 with a remainder of 1 so we get 6 complete pairs.