SOLUTION: On a wall 63 1/2 cm wide, Peter is going to hang two pictures beside each other, each measuring 15 1/3 cm wide. He will leave 10 2/5 cm in between the pictures. He plans to use two
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Question 1208691: On a wall 63 1/2 cm wide, Peter is going to hang two pictures beside each other, each measuring 15 1/3 cm wide. He will leave 10 2/5 cm in between the pictures. He plans to use two nails to hang each picture and will centre these nails leaving 10 1/4 cm between each pair. How far, in cm, from the end of the wall (on either side) will the first nail be placed?
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