A plumber cuts a pipe that is 18 feet long into $x$ equal pieces. Find an expression for the length of each piece.
A) $18 + x$
B) $18 x$
C) $\frac { x } { 18 }$
D) $\frac { 18 } { x }$
E) $18 - x$

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If the pipe is cut into $x$ equal pieces, then each piece would be $\frac {18}{x}$ feet long. Therefore, the expression for the length of each piece is $\frac {18}{x}$, which is choice D.

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