Question

Carl has three lengths of cable,56 yard long,14 yard long,and 23 yard long.He needs at least 1 yard of cable. a. which two pieces together make a length at least 1 yard and closest to 1 yard? b. if Carl uses the two shortest pieces, how much more cable would he need?

Answer 1

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Answer:

A- 5/6 and 1/4

B- 1/12

C- 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Carl has three lengths of cable,

Cable 1 - yard long,

Cable 2 - yard long,

Cable 3 - yard long

He needs at least 1 yard of cable.

A. Which two pieces together make a length at least 1 yard and closest to 1 yard?

We can form possible piece together

Taking 5/6 and 1/4



Taking 1/4 and 2/3



Taking 5/6 and 2/3



Length at least 1 yard and closest to 1 yard is the 5/6 yard and the 1/4 yard together.

B. If Carl uses the two short pieces,how much more cable would be need?

The two short pieces 1/4 and 2/3 makes 11/12 of a yard,

So, he would need yards more of cable.

C. After Carl has used 1 yard of cable,how much cable will he have left?

Altogether he has yards of cable.

If he took the 1 cable needed, he would then have 3/4 of a yard leftover.

Answer 2

can you explain it using numbers or sumthin cause I got a work sheet and I try to explain it using numbers