Question

A company is re-evaluating the way they produce standard staple strips. Staples are individually cut from one piece of wire then bent and bonded to other staples before being put into boxes for distribution. The company currently uses 8-meter pieces of wire to create these staple strips; however, four other lengths are also available for use. Which is the shortest available wire that can be used to make a staple strip? A. 4-meter piece B. 5-meter piece C. 6-meter piece D. 7-meter piece

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The given parameters are;

The length currently used to make staple strips by the company = 8-meter pieces

The process of making staples by the company = Cut, bending, and bonding

Therefore, given that the process of manufacturing staple strips are by cutting strips of wire, we have;

The wire most suitable for the manufacture of staple strips is a wire that is a factor of 8

Therefore, among the given options, the wire with length l = 4-meters which is the 8-meter length split into two, is the most suitable, because 4-meter = 8-meter/2, whereby 4 is seen as a factor 8 or 8 = 4 × 2, such that two 4-meter wire strips will make the same quantity of staple pins as one 8-meter strip.