Question 1112910: A ruler is 30 cm long.This is 25 cm less than 2/5 of the length of a large box.Shat is the length of the box? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A ruler is 30 cm long.This is 25 cm less than 2/5 of the length of a large box.
What is the length of the box?
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Equation:
30 = (2/5)L -25
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(2/5)L = 55
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L = (5/2)55
L = 137.5 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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