X = shorter piece
y = longer piece = 5x
shorter piece + longer piece = 60
x + 5x = 60
6x = 60
x = 60/6
x = 10 in. <== shorter piece
y = 5x
y = 5(10)
y = 50 in. <== longer piece
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Answer:50.27
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
4 different ways
Step-by-step explanation:
Total number of children = 4
Distribution of the 4 children :
Number of boys = 3 ; Number of girls = 1
Boy = B ; Girl = G
Possible combinations :
BBBG ; GBBB ; BBGB ; BGBB
From the pascal triangle number of e; number of outcomes = 2
Having exactly 3 boys and 1 girl
Hence, of any of the 4 four total children, 3 must be boys and 1 girl ;