Question

June had an equal lengths of yellow and green ribbons. After using 30cm of yellow ribbon and 3.3m of green ribbon,the remaining yellow ribbon was 5 times the length of the remaining green ribbon. What was the length of each ribbon at first?

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Answer 1

4.05 meters or 405 cm

Explanation:

The equation to use is

(x - 330) x 5 = x - 30

330 is equal to 3.30 meters.

Then solve the equation.

(X - 330) x 5 = x - 30

5x - 1650 = x - 30

-x

4x - 1650 = -30

+1650 + 1650

4x = 1620

/4 /4

X = 405cm