Problema Solution
How many complete 3-meter lengths of tubing are required to make 250 pieces each 54 millimeters long? Allow a total one-half length of tubing for cutoff and scrap.
Answer provided by our tutors
On tubing of 3 meters is 3,000 mm in length since:
3 m = 300 cm = 3,000 mm
The total length of 250 pieces is:
250*54 = 13,500 mm
We divide the total length of 250 pieces with the length per tubing:
13,500 : 3,000 = 4.5
Since one-half length of cutoff an scrap is allowed, five 3-meter lengths of tubing are required.