A builder wants to buy a pipe that is long enough to cut into four 30-inch pieces , as shown below. Write and solve a division equation that can be used to find the length of the pipe, p, that the builder should buy .

A builder wants to buy a pipe that is long enough to cut into four 30inch pieces as shown below Write and solve a division equation that can be used to find the class=

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Answer:

The length of the pipe p, the builder needs to buy is;

[tex]120\text{ inches}[/tex]

Explanation:

Let p represent the length of the pipe the builder should buy and l represent the length of each of the four piece.

So, we have;

[tex]\begin{gathered} p=4\times l \\ p=4l \end{gathered}[/tex]

Given in the question;

[tex]l=30\text{inch}[/tex]

Substituting we have;

[tex]\begin{gathered} p=4(30) \\ p=120\text{ inches} \end{gathered}[/tex]

The length of the pipe p, the builder needs to buy is;

[tex]120\text{ inches}[/tex]