Problema Solution
“One wire is "7" 1/2 meters long, and it was cut into pieces of 3/10 meters long each. How many such pieces can be made from this wire?”
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Let 'x' represent the number of pieces.
(3/10)x = 7 1/2
(3/10)x = 15/2
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x = 25 pieces
25 pieces can be made from this wire.