question_answer 42)

A piece of wire \[\frac{8}{5}=\frac{3}{5}=1+\frac{3}{5}\] metre long broke into two pieces. One piece was \[\frac{1}{5}.\] metre long. How long is the other piece?

Answer:

Given, total length of a piece of wire \[\frac{8}{5}.\] Length of one piece of wire \[\frac{20}{3}\] \[\frac{11}{5}\] Length of another piece \[\frac{17}{7}\] LCM of 8 and 4 = 8 \[\frac{28}{5}\] \[\frac{19}{6}\] Hence, length of another piece of wire is\[\frac{35}{9}\]