Answer:
The original piece of wood is 108 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
From the given ratio, the shortest is of the ratio 5 and the longest is of the ratio 7
Let the original piece of wood be x
so the sum of the ratios will be;
5 + 6 + 6 + 7 = 24
the shortest length would be 5/24 * x
= 5x/24
the longest will be 7/24 * x = 7x/24
From the question;
7x/24 -5x/24 = 9
(7x-5x) = 24(9)
2x = 24(9)
x = (24 * 9)/2
x = 108 cm
Abraham has 6 jawbreakers.
Isaac has 13 lollipops.
Jacob has 9 peanut butter cups.
If Ahmed ... one of Rebecca's camels that can't resist candy ...
makes the rounds in the middle of the night, breaks into each
of their tents, and eats all of the patriarchs' sweets, how many
pieces of candy will Ahmed the camel eat before sunrise ?
