Question

While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 5cm and at the other end is 40cm. what is the length of the needle?​

Answer 1

The length of the needle is 35cm

Explanation:

Given

`End\ 1 = 5cm`

`End\ 2 = 40cm`

Required

The length of the needle (L)

This is calculated as thus:

`L = End\ 2 - End\ 1`

`L = 40cm - 5cm`

`L = 35cm`

The length of the needle is 35cm