document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280932>Question 280932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a 75 m wire is cut into three pieces having proportions 2:4:6 then the length ,in meters ,of the smallest piece is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 61/4 b 121/2 c 131/3 d 162/3 e none of these\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204179 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204179\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There aren't 12 pieces but only three<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 12 parts to the proportion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4x+6x=12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one piece has 2 of those 12 parts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one piece has 4 parts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one piece has 6 parts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one part=6.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 parts=12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 parts 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 parts 37.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the smallest piece is 12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer e) none of these <BR>\n" );
document.write( "61/4 is 15.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "121/2=60.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "131/3=43 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "162/3=54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the smallest piece is 12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplied by 2 is 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplied by 3 is 37.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplied by 4 is 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "none of these appear as a numerator </SPAN>\n" );
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