Question

afia is lining 19 pencil in a straight line and orlando is lining 21 pencils in a straght line if the afia is lining 33 cm longer thatn orlando how much lenght does both have/

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of both linings measure 660 cm

Explanation:

Let’s assume the pencils have individual lengths of x cm

Afia’s total lining length will be 19 * x = 19x cm

Orlando’s total lining length will be 21 * x = 21x cm

Now, from the question, we are told that Afia’s lining is 33 cm longer than Orlando’s

This means that ;

21x - 19x = 33

2x = 33

x = 33/2 = 16.5 cm

So this means that the individual length of each of the pencils is 16.5 cm

Now let’s calculate the total length of both lining

That will be 19x + 21x = 40x

since x is calculated to be 16.5 cm from above,

40x will be 40 * 16.5 = 660 cm