a scarf was cut into 6 pieces, each with a length greater than 5 inches. How long could the original scarf have been?
s/6 > 5
s > 30
To find the maximum length of the original scarf, we need to consider the minimum length of each of the 6 pieces. We know that each piece has a length greater than 5 inches.
If we assume the minimum length of each piece to be 6 inches, then the total length of the 6 pieces would be 6 * 6 = 36 inches.
Therefore, the original scarf could have been at least 36 inches long.