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Question= A piece of string was cut into 12 equal pieces. The length of 5 such pieces is15/8m. Find the length of the original piece of string.

Answer 1

Answer:

5->15/8

12->?

by cross multiplication:

5/12=15/8/?

5x=15×12/8

5x=45/2

10x=45

x=4.5

Step-by-step explanation:

length of orginal piece of string is 4.5 m.

• idf it is one piece
• x = 3/8