Monica has 7.68 meters of gold wire she wants to cut into 0.96 meter log pieces. She also has 7.45 meters if silver wire she wants to cut into 1.49 meter long pieces. How many more gold wire than silver wire pieces will pieces Monica have after she cuts all her wire?

Answer:Monica has 3 more pieces of gold than silver after she cut all her wireStep-by-step explanation:Total length of gold wire Monica has= 7.68 metersLength of each piece Monica wants to cut the wire into = 0.96 metersTotal number of pieces she can cut  = [tex]\frac{Length\ of\ wire}{length\ of \ piece}= \frac{7.68}{0.96}[/tex] = 8 pieces of gold wireTotal length of gold wire Monica has = 7.45 meters Length of each piece Monica wants to cut the wire into = 1.49 metersTotal number of pieces she can cut  = [tex]\frac{Length\ of\ wire}{length\ of \ piece}= \frac{7.45}{1.49} [/tex] =5 pieces silver wireGold wire pieces= 8Silver wire pieces= 5Difference in the number of pieces = [tex]8-5=3[/tex]Monica has 3 more pieces of gold than silver after she cut all her wire