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Mr Wong cuts a coil of wire into two pieces in the ratio 5 : 1 the length of the coil wire is 180. How long is the shorter piece of wire?

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Answer:

30

Explanation:

total length = 180 = (5 + 1) sections

shorter wire = 1 section = 30

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