Answer:
She can make maximum 2 pieces
Amount left = \(\frac{1}{12}\) m
Explanation:
1- getting the maximum number of pieces:
We know that the total length is \(\frac{3}{4}\) m and that each piece would measure \(\frac{1}{3}\)
To get the number of pieces, we would simply divide the total length by the length of each piece as follows:
number of pieces = \(\frac{3}{4} / \frac{1}{3} = \frac{3}{4} * \frac{3}{1} = \frac{9}{4} = 2.25\) pieces
We will need to round down to get the maximum number of pieces.
This means that the maximum number of pieces that she can cut is 2 pieces
2- getting the leftover:
We calculated that she can make two pieces each of length \(\frac{1}{3}\) m
This means that:
total length of two pieces = \(2 * \frac{1}{3} = \frac{2}{3}\) m
We know that the total length is \(\frac{3}{4}\) m
This means that:
leftover = \(\frac{3}{4} - \frac{2}{3} = \frac{1}{12}\) m
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