Question

A pieceof rope is 7m 20cm long . It is cut into 2 pieces . One piece is shorter than the other by 1m 80cm . Find the lenght of the shoter

Answer 1

Answer:

Shorter piece is 2m 70 cm and the longer piece is 4m 50cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x - 1.8 m be the shorter piece then x be the longer piece

x + x - 1.8 = 7.2

2x = 9

x = 4.5 m = 4 m 50 cm

x - 1.8 = 4.5 - 1.8 = 2.7m = 2 m 70 cm

Shorter piece is 2m 70cm