Question

A piece of wire is 5/3 m long. It is cut into two pieces if one piece is 1/4 m long then the length of other piece is?

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 17/12 m

Step-by-step explanation:

5/3 = (1/4) + x

x = (5/3) - (1/4)

x = (20/12) - (3/12)

x = (20-3)/12=17/12

Answer 2

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Gɪᴠᴇɴ :-

• A ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴡɪʀᴇ ɪs 5/3ᴍ ʟᴏɴɢ.

• ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪs 1/4ᴍ ʟᴏɴɢ.

Tᴏ Fɪɴᴅ :-

• ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ.

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Lᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɴɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇ x

Tʜᴇɴ,

x + 1/4 = 5/3

= = > x = 5/3 - 1/4

= = > x = 1.4 ᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs

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