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Grade 6SuperchallengeDividing Fractions

Dividing Fractions · Superchallenge problem

Plan A: cut a 1010-foot pipe into pieces 1141\tfrac{1}{4} feet long, then cut each of those pieces into as many 12\dfrac{1}{2}-foot pieces as possible, throwing away any scraps. Plan B: cut the 1010-foot pipe straight into 12\dfrac{1}{2}-foot pieces. How many more 12\dfrac{1}{2}-foot pieces does Plan B give than Plan A?