Question

The piece of wire 7/8 metre long broke into two pieces .one piece was 1/4 metre long.How long is other piece​

Answer 1

The first pice+the second piece=7/8
1/4+x=7/8
=7/8-1/4
=7/8-2/8
=5/8
The length of the other pice is 5/8 metre long

Answer 2

Question

A piece of a wire 7/8 metres long broke into two pieces.one piece was 1/4 metre long.How long is the other piece ?

Solution

Length of the wire = 7/8 metres

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Length of one piece of wire = 1/4 metres

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Let the length of the second piece of wire be x m.

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Therefore,length of the wire = length of one piece + length of the second piece.

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7/8 metres = 1/4 metres + x.

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X = 7/8 metres - $\sf{ \dfrac{1 × 2}{4 × 2}}metres$

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7/8 metres = - 2/8 metres

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= $\sf{ \dfrac{7-2}{8}}metres$

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X = 5/8 metres.

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Therefore,the length of the second piece is 5/8 metres.