SOLUTION: Peter has a rod such that 1/8m of it is yellow. 1/2 m of the remaining is green and 7/2 m of the remaining is white. What is the length of the rod?
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Question 996390: Peter has a rod such that 1/8m of it is yellow. 1/2 m of the remaining is green and 7/2 m of the remaining is white. What is the length of the rod? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Peter has a rod such that 1/8m of it is yellow. 1/2 m of the remaining is green and 7/2 m of the remaining is white. What is the length of the rod?
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yellow:: (1/8)m
green::: (1/2)m
white:: (7/2)m
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length = [(1/8)+(4/8)+(28/8)] = 33/8 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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