Question

A 10-metre long pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 5 times the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece, entering your answers in metres and rounding your answers to two decimal places.

Answer 1

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Answer:

1.67 m, 8.33 m

Explanation:

If the ratio of lengths is 1 : 5, then the ratio of the shortest length to the total is ...

1 : (1+5) = 1 : 6

The shortest length is (10 m)×(1/6) = 1.67 m. The longer length is 10 -1.67 = 8.33 m.

The lengths of the pieces are 8.33 m and 1.67 m.