a piece of string was cut into 12 equal piece. the length of 5 pieces is 15/8 m find the length of original string.
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A piece of string was cut into 12 equal pieces
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The length of 5 pieces = 15/8 m
The length of 1 piece = 15/8 ÷ 5
= 15/8 × 1/5
= (15×1)/(8×5)
= 3/8 m
Length of the all 12 pieces = 12 × 3/8 m
= 9/2 m or 4.5 m
Hence, the length of the original string =
9/2 m or 4.5m.
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4.5 m
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