Question

Linda had an orange ribbon and a blue ribbon. The orange ribbon was 2 meters long. The blue ribbon was 4/5 as long as the orange ribbon. Linda cut off a piece of blue ribbon. The length of the piece was 25% of the length of the blue ribbon. Find the length of the piece of blue ribbon that Linda cut off.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

If orange ribbon is 2m then blue is 4/5 X2m

Let x be the piece cut from orange which is 25% of blue

=> x=25/100 X 4/5 X 2

=> x = 0.4m