Question

A piece of wire 2 3/4 metre long was broken into two piece .One piece 5/8 metre long .How long was the other piece?​

Answer 1

total length of wire is 23/4

Length of the first piece is 5/8

Length of the second piece is 23/4-5/8=19/4

Answer 2

The length of the other piece is 17/8 m.

Given,

The length of the wire is $2\frac{3}{4}$ m.

The wire is broken into two pieces, the length of one piece is 5/8m.

To Find,

The length of the other piece of wire.

Solution,

Let us assume that the length of the second piece of the wire is x m.

Now, we will convert the length of the wire into simple fraction

$2\frac{3}{4}$ = 11/4 = 22/8

Now, according to the question

22/8 = 5/8+x

x = 22/8-5/8

x = 17/8 m

Hence, the length of the other piece is 17/8 m.

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