Question

Divya had a piece of wire. She cut it into 2 equal parts and gave 1 to her sister Gauri.

Gauri used

1

7

of it and had 1.8 cm of the wire left. Find the length of the wire that​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the length of wire be = y

gauri has wire = y/2

y/2 - y/14 =1.8

6y/14 =1.8

y=1.8 x 14/6 =4.2 cm

original length of wire =4.2cm