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18 May, 23:49

Mr. young has a piece of rope. He uses 1/4 of it to tie some boxes together. He then uses 5/9 of the remainder to make a jumprope for his daughter. After this, 120 centimers are left. What is the length of rope Mr. Young used to tie the boxes together?

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  1. 19 May, 00:23
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    We have:

    x = the amount of rope.

    x (boxes) = the amount of rope used to tie the boxes together.

    Then, we have the following equation:

    x - (1/4) x-5/9 (x - (1/4) x) = 120

    (x-4/x) - (5x/9) + (5x/36) = 120

    (1/3) x=120

    x=120x3

    x=360 cm

    x (boxes) = (1/4) 360

    x (boxes) = 360/4

    x (boxes) = 90 cm

    What is the length of rope Mr. Young used to tie the boxes together?

    The lenght of rope Mr. Young used to tie the boxes together is: 90 cm.
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