Question

3 metre 25 cm of bamboo is cut off from 5 metre of bamboo. How many centimetre of bamboo will be remaining?
A. 200 cm
B. 275 cm
C. 175 cm
D. 425 cm​

Answer 1

Answer:

175cm

Step-by-step explanation:

5m=(5 x 100)cm=500cm

3m25cm=(3 × 100 + 25)cm = 325cm

500

-325

175

=175cm

Answer 2

Option (c): 175 centimeters of bamboo will be remaining.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The bamboo's total length is $5$ meters.

Conversion: $1$ meter = $100$ centimeters

∴ $5$ meters = $500$ centimeters

Similarly, $3.25$ meters = $300+25=325$ centimeters

∴ $500-325 = 175$ centimeters