Question

6. A piece of carpet is 240cm long.

Mr Jones cuts it into three pieces in the ratio 1 : 2 : 5
Work out the length of the longest piece of carpet.

Answer 1

150 cm.

Explanation:

The number of parts = 1 + 2 + 5 = 8 so:

the largest part = 5/8 * 240

= 5 * 30

= 150 cm.