SOLUTION: 1. A boy cuts a wood measuring 30 cm long into three pieces in the ratio of 1:3:4. Find the length of each. 2. Ms. Linda bought 650 m of curtain fabric. She cut the material into

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Question 1176158: 1. A boy cuts a wood measuring 30 cm long into three pieces in the ratio of 1:3:4. Find the length of each.
2. Ms. Linda bought 650 m of curtain fabric. She cut the material into 3 rolls, in the ratio of 4:5:6. How many meters does each roll of curtain contain?
3. The difference between two numbers is 50. They are in the ratio of 10:8. Find the numbers.
4. Divide 6, 160 into four parts observing a ratio of 2:3:4:5. What is the value of each Part.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Too many; only doing one of them;

#3
10n and 8n;
10n-8n=50
2n=50
n=25
Numbers are 250 and 200.