Mr. Doyle shares a roll of bulletin board paper with 8 teachers. The total length of the roll is 72 meters. How much bulletin board paper does each teacher get?

1 Answer
Apr 17, 2018

#color(maroon)("Each teacher will get " 8 " " m " length"#

Explanation:

Total length of bulletin board paper #= 72" "m#

To be distributed among 9 teachers, including Mr Doyle.

#"9 Teachers shared " 72 " " m#

#color(indigo)("One teacher's share " = 72 / 9 = 8 " " m#