A farmer cuts a 300 feet fence into two pieces of different sizes. The longer piece is four times Class 9
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A farmer cuts a 300 feet fence into two pieces of different sizes. The longer piece is four times Class 9
Question 1.
A farmer cuts a 300 feet fence into two pieces of different sizes. The longer piece is four times as long as the shorter piece. How long are the two pieces? Class 9
Solution:
Let the length of the shorter piece be x feet.
∴ Length of the longer piece = 4x feet.
According to the given condition,
The total length of the fence = 300 feet
∴ x + 4x = 300
∴ 5x = 300
Length of the longer piece = 4x = 4(60)
= 240 feet.
∴ The two pieces are 60 feet and 240 feet long.