Question

A rod was cut into 3 piece the length of the 3 piece are in the ratio of 5 : 3 :2 if the shortest is 25cm how long was the rod ​

Answer 1

125 cm

Explanation:

Ratio of pieces of the rod:

• 5:3:2

In total, the rod is equal to:

• 5x+3x+2x= 10x

Since the shortest peace:

• 2x = 25 cm,

Length of the rod:

• 10x = 5* 2x = 5* 25 cm = 125 cm