Mr. Young has a piece of rope. He uses 1/4 of it to tie some boxes together. He then uses 5/9 of the remainder to make a jump ro

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Mr. Young has a piece of rope. He uses 1/4 of it to tie some boxes together. He then uses 5/9 of the remainder to make a jump ro

pe for his daughter. After this, 120 centimeters are left. What is the length of rope Mr. Young used to tie the boxes together?

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Kazeer [188] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-13T00:38:01+03:00

Kazeer [188]3 years ago

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Divide 120 by 4 to get 1/9 of the rope: 30. Then multiply it by 9 to get the part after 1/4 was given away: 270. Now divide it by 3 to get 90 and lastly, multiply it by 4 to get a final answer of 360 centimeters. Hope this helps!