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String a is 35 cm long. String B is five times as long as string A.both are necessary to create a decorative bottle express your answer in meters

String a is 35 cm long. String B is five times as long as string A.both are necessary-example-1
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Answer:String A is 35 cm long, string B is 5 times as long as string A, then string B is 35·5=175 cm long. In total both strings have length 35+175=210 cm.

The total length of string needed for 17 identical decorative bottles is 210*17=3570 cm that is 35.7 m.

Answer: 35.7 m

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