Question

Joshua had a rope that was 120 cm long . He used 1/4 of it to tie some boxes together. He then used 5/9 of the remainder to make a skipping rope for his daughter. He cut the rope he had left into 8 equal pieces. What was the length of each piece?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the length of the rope=120cm

then rope spend on tie boxes=1/4×120=30cm

Rope used to make skipping ropes=5/9×120=66.67 approx

then the rope left=

$120- 30cm - 66.67 \\ = 120 - 96.67 \\ = 23.33$

then the rope is cut into 8 equal pieces=23.33/8

$\frac{23.33}{8 } = 2.92 \: approx$

sp length of each peace was approx 2.92cn