In Art class, Mr. Jocelyn gave everyone a1 foot stick to measure and cut. Vivian measured and cut her stick into 5 equal pieces. Scott measured and cut his into 7 equal pieces. Scott said to Vivian, "the total length of my stick is longer than yours because I have 7 pieces, and you only have 5" is that correct?

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Chad Hawkins

Mathematics

19 December, 05:48

In Art class, Mr. Jocelyn gave everyone a1 foot stick to measure and cut. Vivian measured and cut her stick into 5 equal pieces. Scott measured and cut his into 7 equal pieces. Scott said to Vivian, "the total length of my stick is longer than yours because I have 7 pieces, and you only have 5" is that correct?

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Gordon Avila · Answer 1

No. The more you cut, the less the one-piece length is. The pieces that Vivian has is less than Scott.

However, they all got a 1-foot stick. So, if you add them up you have an equal length.