Clark has 7 and a half feet of wire. part a: how many 3 over 4 foot pieces can clark cut from the 7 and a half feet of wire? show your work. (5 points) part b: using the information in part a, interpret the meaning of the quotient in terms of the two fractions given

3 pieces

Step-by-step explanation:

y -5 = (-1/4)(x + 8)

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answer: first option i.e. 'a' is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

number of minutes to wrap a small gift box = 4 minutes

we need to find the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes

since there is a direct variation, as the number of minutes will increase with   number of gifts to be wrapped.

so, let the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes be x.

so, it becomes,

hence, first option 'a'   is correct.