Question

A piece of wire 12 m long is cut into three pieces. If the length of two pieces is 5 2/3m and 4 1/2m respectively, then find the length of the third piece.
✨(Answer the following question in mixed fraction)✨​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 5/6

Step-by-step explanation:

length of original wire = 12 m

length of 1st piece = 5 2/3 = 17/3

length of 2nd piece = 4 1/2 = 9/2

length of 3rd piece = 12 - ( 17/3 + 9/2)

= 12 - (34+27/6)

=12 - (61/6)

=12 - 61/6

72-61/6 = 11/6

so the length of 3rd piece of wire is 11/6.

Answer 2

Answer:

let the length of 3rd side be x

a/q,

17/3+9/2+x=12m

34/6+27/6+x=12

61/6+x=12

x=12-61/6

x=72/6-61/6

x=1 5/6 answer

Hence,the length of the third piece is 1 5/6