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A boy scout has 4 meters of rope. He cuts the rope into cords 3/5 m long. How many cords will he make?

A boy scout has 4 meters of rope. He cuts the rope into cords 3/5 m long. How many cords will he make?
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A boy scout has 4 meters of rope. He cuts the rope into cords 3/5 m long. How many cords will he make?

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Original length of the rope = 4m

Size of each piece = 3/5 m.

No of cords of same size formed will be


4 / (3)/(5) \\ = 4 * (5)/(3) \\ = (20)/(3) \\ = 6 (2)/(3)


Therefore \: the \: person \: will \: make \: \: 6 (2)/(3 \: ) cords.
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