Question

A 190 inch pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 4 times the length of the other. Find the length of the other piece

Answer 1

The length of the other piece is 38 inch.

Explanation:

Given:

A 190 inch pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 4 times the length of the other.

Now, to find the length of the other piece.

Let the length of the other piece be
`x`.

And the length of one piece be
`4x`.

The total length of the pipe =
`190 inch`

According to question:

`4x+x=190`

⇒
`5x=190`

Dividing both sides by 5 we get:

⇒
`x=38`

Therefore, the length of the other piece is 38 inch.