Question

A piece of rope 7M 57CM long is cut into 2 pieces so that 1 piece is 1M 25CM longer than the other what is the length of the longer piece of rope?

Answer 1

Answer:

4m 38cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Let smaller piece be x

then larger piece would be x + 1m 25cm.

Now according to question,

x + (x + 1m 25cm) = 7m 57cm.

x + x + 1m 25cm = 7m 57cm.

2x = 7m 57cm - 1m 25cm.

2x = 6m 16cm

x = 6m 26cm /2

x= 3m 13cm

Since larger piece was x + 1m 25cm

larger piece = 3m 13cm + 1m 25cm

=4m 38cm