Question

A piece of carpet is 240 cm long.
Mr jones cuts it into three pieces in the ratio 1:2:5.

Work out the length of the longest piece of carpet

Answer 1

Answer:

longest piece is 3rd 150 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

1+2+5=8

1/8×240=30cm

2/8×240=60cm

5/8×240=150cm