Question

1/4 of a pipe is white , 1/2 part of the remaining is blue. If the remaining part is black and the length of this black part is 5 1/4cm, find the length of the pipe.

Answer 1

Answer: 14 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

First take out 1/4 of the pipe, the portion that is white.  Then, half of three quarters of the pipe is blue.  1/2 of 3/4 is 3/8.  3/8(blue) + 2/8(white) = 5/8.  Thus, 3/8 of the pipe is black.  Thus, take 5.25(The length of the black portion) and multiply it by 8/3(reciprocal of 3/8) to get 14.

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