SOLUTION: John has a rope 5 m 32 cm long that he cut into two pieces. One piece is 249 cm long. How many centimeters long is the other rope? Please help me solve this.

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Question 916884: John has a rope 5 m 32 cm long that he cut into two pieces. One piece is 249 cm long. How many centimeters long is the other rope? Please help me solve this.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert all the lengths to cms, then subtract.
It's arithmetic.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 times the number of centimeters in a meter plus 32 is the total length of the rope in centimeters. Subtract 249 from this number to get your answer.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it