Question

A piece of rod 7/8 metre long is broke into two pieces. One piece was 1/4 metre long. How long is the other piece?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.625 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the original piece of the rod is 7/8 meters i.e. 0.875 meters.

Now, the rod is made into two pieces by braking it. One of the piece is 1/4 meters i.e 0.25 meters long.

Let us assume that the other part of the broken original rod lengths x meters.

Hence, we can write,

x+0.25 = 0.875

⇒ x= 0.875-0.25 =0.625 meters.

Hence, the other piece of the rod lengths 0.625 meters. (Answer)