Question

a piece of wire is 2/5 metre long. it is broken into two pieces . one piece was 1/15 metre long .find the length of the other piece​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of a piece of wire = \frac{7}{8}

8

7

m

Length of one broken piece = \frac{1}{4}

4

1

m

Length of other piece = \frac{7}{8}-\frac{1}{4}

8

7

−

4

1

= \frac{7-\left(1\times2\right)}{8}=\frac{7-2}{8}=\frac{5}{8}

8

7−(1×2)

=

8

7−2

=

8

5

m

The other piece is \frac{5}{8}

8

5

metre long.