Question

A piece of wire 7/8 m long broke into two pieces .one piece was 1/4 m long.How long is the other piece ?

Answer 1

7/8 - 1/4
1 multi 7 - 2 multi 1
7 - 2
5/8 metre

Answer 2

Answer:

$Length \: of \: other \: piece = \frac{5}{8}\:m$

Step-by-step explanation:

$Total \: length \: of \: a \: wire = \frac{7}{8}\:m$

Let lengths of two pieces broken are x, y

$x = \frac{1}{4}\: m\:(given)$

$x+y = \frac{7}{8}$

$\implies y = \frac{7}{8}-x\\=\frac{7}{8}-\frac{1}{4}\\=\frac{7-2}{8}\\=\frac{5}{8}\:m$

Therefore,

$Length \: of \: other \: piece =y = \frac{5}{8}\:m$

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