Long lengths of rope need to be cut in the

Marlee Yates

Marlee Yates

Answered question

2022-02-12

Long lengths of rope need to be cut in the ratio 6:2:1. How long is the longest piece of rope from a 54 m length of rope?

Answer & Explanation

lofia1r

lofia1r

Beginner2022-02-13Added 15 answers

Step 1
So the segment denoted by 1 is
549=6m
Which makes the longest piece:
6×6=36m
(the middle piece will be 2×6=12m)
Check your answer!:
36+12+6=54m
totemicccn

totemicccn

Beginner2022-02-14Added 10 answers

Step 1
Total number of parts
6+2+1=9
So q part is
54m9
The longest piece is 6 parts long giving:
54m93×62
=36m

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