Question

A rod of length 4/5 metres is broken into two pieces one piece of length 1/10 metres . Find the length of other piece

Answer 1

Length of rod = 4/5

It broken into two parts,

One broken piece = 1/10m

Other piece = 1/10 - 4/5

= 7/10m

Answer 2

Answer:

7/10 metres or 0.7 metres.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given details:

Length of the rod = 4/5 metres.

It is broken into two pieces.

Length of first piece of broken rod = 1/10 metres.

Solution:

Length of second piece of broken rod = Original Length of the rod - Length of first piece of broken rod

= 4/5 - 1/10

= 8-1 /10

=7/10 metres

In terms of decimals, it can be calculated as below.

Length of second piece of broken rod = 0.8 - 0.1

= 0.7 metres