If 5 pieces of paper of the same length are connected to form a long strip of paper, when the joints are overlapped by 1 cm, the total length is exactly 40 cm, what is the length of each strip of paper in centimeters?
把5张同样长的纸连接成一张长纸条，接头处都重叠1厘米时，全长正好是40厘米，每张纸条的长是多少厘米．
<gadget id="calculator">5 - 1</gadget>
<output>4</output>

<gadget id="calculator">1 * 4</gadget>
<output>4</output>

<gadget id="calculator">40 + 4</gadget>
<output>44</output>

<gadget id="calculator">44 / 5</gadget>
<output>44/5 = around 8.8</output>

<result>44/5 = around 8.8</result>