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A screwdriver is 20 centimeters long, and a piece of wire is 10 millimeters long. The screwdriver is how many times as long as the wire?

User Eendroroy
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I believe it is 20 because if you times 10 2 times you will get your answers


User Jorge Olivero
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Answer: 20 times

Explanation:

Given: The length of piece of wire = 10 millimeters

The length of screwdriver = 20 centimeters

We know that 1 cm = 10 mm

Therefore, the length of screwdriver =
20*10=200 millimeters

The ratio of the length of screwdriver and length of wire is given by :-


\frac{\text{length of screwdriver}}{\text{length of piece of wire}}=(200)/(10)=20

The screwdriver is 20 times as long as the wire.

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