The length of each piece is [tex]\boxed{\bf 1.74\text{\bf meters}}[/tex].
Further explanation:
Given:
A rope that is [tex]8.7\text{ meters}[/tex] long and it is cut into [tex]5[/tex] equal pieces.
Calculation:
Division is one of the basic arithemetic operation. This is an operation which is used whenever we divide a quanity into equal number of parts and the result obtained after the division is the weightage of each part.
For example: There are two numbers then divide [tex]20[/tex] by [tex]5[/tex] as follows:
[tex]\boxed{\dfrac{20}{5}=4}[/tex]
Therefore, [tex]4[/tex] is the number obtained after division.
As it is given that the length of the rope is [tex]8.7\text{ m}[/tex] is cut into [tex]5[/tex] pieces and we need to find the length of each piece.
Here, [tex]8.7\text{ m}[/tex] is divided into five equal pieces that means a rope of length [tex]8.7\text{ meters}[/tex] is divided [tex]5[/tex] times.
In this problem we will the division method to obtain the length of each piece.
Then the length of each piece [tex](P)[/tex] is obtained as follows:
[tex]\begin{aligned}P&=\dfrac{8.7}{5}\\&=1.74\end{aligned}[/tex]
Therefore, the length of each piece is [tex]\boxed{\bf 1.74\text{\bf meters}}[/tex].
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Answer details:
Grade: Middle school
Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Multiplication and division
Keywords: Rope, piece, 5 times, 8.7 meters, 1.74 meters, cut, length, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, real numbers, decimal numbers, arithmetic.
