Julia solved this problem.

Peter had a strip of leather 58.8 cm long. He cut the strip of leather into 6 equal-length pieces. How long was each piece of leather?

Julia said the answer was 0.98 cm.

Is Julia's answer reasonable?

A.
No, because 60 ÷ 6 = 10.

B.
No, because 60 • 6 = 360.

C.
Yes

D.
No, because 60 + 6 = 66.

Question

Julia solved this problem. 
 
Peter had a strip of leather 58.8 cm long. He cut the strip of leather into 6 equal-length pieces. How long was each piece of leather? 
 
Julia said the answer was 0.98 cm. 
 
Is Julia's answer reasonable?
 
 A.
No, because 60 ÷ 6 = 10.
 
 B.
No, because 60 • 6 = 360.
 
 C.
Yes
 
 D.
No, because 60 + 6 = 66.

anonymous · Answer

Do you think Julia's answer is reasonable?

anonymous · Answer

58.8 is about 60...right? 60 divided by 6 is 10. BUT...58.8 is actually a little smaller than 60 so we should expect an answer a little smaller than 10, right?